Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to pints is 8, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 8 pints:

1 gal = 8 pt

To convert 480 gallons into pints we have to multiply 480 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to pints. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 8 pt

480 gal → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 480 gal × 8 pt

V_(pt) = 3840 pt

The final result is:

480 gal → 3840 pt

We conclude that 480 gallons is equivalent to 3840 pints:

480 gallons = 3840 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.00026041666666667 × 480 gallons.

Another way is saying that 480 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00026041666666667 pints.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty gallons is approximately three thousand eight hundred forty pints:

480 gal ≅ 3840 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero times four hundred eighty gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to pints chart

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