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 55 pints into gallons we have to multiply 55 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

55 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 55 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 6.875 gal

The final result is:

55 pt → 6.875 gal

We conclude that 55 pints is equivalent to 6.875 gallons:

55 pints = 6.875 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.14545454545455 × 55 pints.

Another way is saying that 55 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.14545454545455 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-five pints is approximately six point eight seven five gallons:

55 pt ≅ 6.875 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point one four five times fifty-five 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