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 842 pints into cups we have to multiply 842 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

842 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 842 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 1684 cup

The final result is:

842 pt → 1684 cup

We conclude that 842 pints is equivalent to 1684 cups:

842 pints = 1684 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0005938242280285 × 842 pints.

Another way is saying that 842 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0005938242280285 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred forty-two pints is approximately one thousand six hundred eighty-four cups:

842 pt ≅ 1684 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times eight hundred forty-two 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