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 490 pints into cups we have to multiply 490 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

490 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 490 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 980 cup

The final result is:

490 pt → 980 cup

We conclude that 490 pints is equivalent to 980 cups:

490 pints = 980 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0010204081632653 × 490 pints.

Another way is saying that 490 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010204081632653 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety pints is approximately nine hundred eighty cups:

490 pt ≅ 980 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred ninety 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