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 5980 pints into cups we have to multiply 5980 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

5980 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 5980 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 11960 cup

The final result is:

5980 pt → 11960 cup

We conclude that 5980 pints is equivalent to 11960 cups:

5980 pints = 11960 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 8.3612040133779E-5 × 5980 pints.

Another way is saying that 5980 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 8.3612040133779E-5 cups.

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 pints is approximately eleven thousand nine hundred sixty cups:

5980 pt ≅ 11960 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times five thousand nine hundred eighty 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