Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to cups is 2, which means that 1 pint is equal to 2 cups:

1 pt = 2 cup

To convert 486.5 pints into cups we have to multiply 486.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to cups. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 2 cup

486.5 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 486.5 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 973 cup

The final result is:

486.5 pt → 973 cup

We conclude that 486.5 pints is equivalent to 973 cups:

486.5 pints = 973 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0010277492291881 × 486.5 pints.

Another way is saying that 486.5 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010277492291881 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-six point five pints is approximately nine hundred seventy-three cups:

486.5 pt ≅ 973 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred eighty-six point five pints.

Conversion table

pints to cups chart

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