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 pints into cups we have to multiply 486 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 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 486 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 972 cup

The final result is:

486 pt → 972 cup

We conclude that 486 pints is equivalent to 972 cups:

486 pints = 972 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0010288065843621 × 486 pints.

Another way is saying that 486 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010288065843621 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 pints is approximately nine hundred seventy-two cups:

486 pt ≅ 972 cup

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