Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to pints is 8, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 8 pints:

1 gal = 8 pt

To convert 5980 gallons into pints we have to multiply 5980 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to pints. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 8 pt

5980 gal → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 5980 gal × 8 pt

V_(pt) = 47840 pt

The final result is:

5980 gal → 47840 pt

We conclude that 5980 gallons is equivalent to 47840 pints:

5980 gallons = 47840 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 2.0903010033445E-5 × 5980 gallons.

Another way is saying that 5980 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 2.0903010033445E-5 pints.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand nine hundred eighty gallons is approximately forty-seven thousand eight hundred forty pints:

5980 gal ≅ 47840 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero times five thousand nine hundred eighty gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to pints chart

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