Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to pints is 0.5, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.5 pints:

1 cup = 0.5 pt

To convert 979 cups into pints we have to multiply 979 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to pints. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.5 pt

979 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 979 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 489.5 pt

The final result is:

979 cup → 489.5 pt

We conclude that 979 cups is equivalent to 489.5 pints:

979 cups = 489.5 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.0020429009193054 × 979 cups.

Another way is saying that 979 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020429009193054 pints.

Approximate result

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

979 cup ≅ 489.5 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred seventy-nine cups.

Conversion table

cups to pints chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cups to pints