Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to gallons is 0.125, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.125 gallons:

1 pt = 0.125 gal

To convert 488 pints into gallons we have to multiply 488 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from pints to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 pt → 0.125 gal

488 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 488 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 61 gal

The final result is:

488 pt → 61 gal

We conclude that 488 pints is equivalent to 61 gallons:

488 pints = 61 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.016393442622951 × 488 pints.

Another way is saying that 488 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.016393442622951 gallons.

Approximate result

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

488 pt ≅ 61 gal

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

Conversion table

pints to gallons chart

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