Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to quarts is 0.5, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.5 quarts:

1 pt = 0.5 qt

To convert 48 pints into quarts we have to multiply 48 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to quarts. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 0.5 qt

48 pt → V_(qt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in quarts:

V_(qt) = 48 pt × 0.5 qt

V_(qt) = 24 qt

The final result is:

48 pt → 24 qt

We conclude that 48 pints is equivalent to 24 quarts:

48 pints = 24 quarts

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 quart is equal to 0.041666666666667 × 48 pints.

Another way is saying that 48 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.041666666666667 quarts.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-eight pints is approximately twenty-four quarts:

48 pt ≅ 24 qt

An alternative is also that one quart is approximately zero point zero four two times forty-eight pints.

Conversion table

pints to quarts chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from pints to quarts