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 978.5 pints into cups we have to multiply 978.5 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

978.5 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 978.5 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 1957 cup

The final result is:

978.5 pt → 1957 cup

We conclude that 978.5 pints is equivalent to 1957 cups:

978.5 pints = 1957 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00051098620337251 × 978.5 pints.

Another way is saying that 978.5 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00051098620337251 cups.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred seventy-eight point five pints is approximately one thousand nine hundred fifty-seven cups:

978.5 pt ≅ 1957 cup

An alternative is also that one cup is approximately zero point zero zero one times nine hundred seventy-eight 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