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 8700 pints into cups we have to multiply 8700 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

8700 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 8700 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 17400 cup

The final result is:

8700 pt → 17400 cup

We conclude that 8700 pints is equivalent to 17400 cups:

8700 pints = 17400 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 5.7471264367816E-5 × 8700 pints.

Another way is saying that 8700 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 5.7471264367816E-5 cups.

Approximate result

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

8700 pt ≅ 17400 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred 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