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 5988 pints into gallons we have to multiply 5988 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

5988 pt → V_(gal)

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

V_(gal) = 5988 pt × 0.125 gal

V_(gal) = 748.5 gal

The final result is:

5988 pt → 748.5 gal

We conclude that 5988 pints is equivalent to 748.5 gallons:

5988 pints = 748.5 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0013360053440214 × 5988 pints.

Another way is saying that 5988 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013360053440214 gallons.

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-eight pints is approximately seven hundred forty-eight point five gallons:

5988 pt ≅ 748.5 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand nine hundred eighty-eight 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