Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to pints is 0.5, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.5 pints:

1 cup = 0.5 pt

To convert 840 cups into pints we have to multiply 840 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to pints. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.5 pt

840 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 840 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 420 pt

The final result is:

840 cup → 420 pt

We conclude that 840 cups is equivalent to 420 pints:

840 cups = 420 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.0023809523809524 × 840 cups.

Another way is saying that 840 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023809523809524 pints.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred forty cups is approximately four hundred twenty pints:

840 cup ≅ 420 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero point zero zero two times eight hundred forty cups.

Conversion table

cups to pints chart

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