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 494.5 pints into cups we have to multiply 494.5 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

494.5 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 494.5 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 989 cup

The final result is:

494.5 pt → 989 cup

We conclude that 494.5 pints is equivalent to 989 cups:

494.5 pints = 989 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0010111223458038 × 494.5 pints.

Another way is saying that 494.5 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010111223458038 cups.

Approximate result

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

494.5 pt ≅ 989 cup

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