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 979.5 pints into cups we have to multiply 979.5 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

979.5 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 979.5 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 1959 cup

The final result is:

979.5 pt → 1959 cup

We conclude that 979.5 pints is equivalent to 1959 cups:

979.5 pints = 1959 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00051046452271567 × 979.5 pints.

Another way is saying that 979.5 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00051046452271567 cups.

Approximate result

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

979.5 pt ≅ 1959 cup

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