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 86.5 pints into cups we have to multiply 86.5 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

86.5 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 86.5 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 173 cup

The final result is:

86.5 pt → 173 cup

We conclude that 86.5 pints is equivalent to 173 cups:

86.5 pints = 173 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.0057803468208092 × 86.5 pints.

Another way is saying that 86.5 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0057803468208092 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighty-six point five pints is approximately one hundred seventy-three cups:

86.5 pt ≅ 173 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero six times eighty-six point five 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