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 pints into cups we have to multiply 494 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 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 494 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 988 cup

The final result is:

494 pt → 988 cup

We conclude that 494 pints is equivalent to 988 cups:

494 pints = 988 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0010121457489879 × 494 pints.

Another way is saying that 494 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010121457489879 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 pints is approximately nine hundred eighty-eight cups:

494 pt ≅ 988 cup

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