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 pints into cups we have to multiply 979 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 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 979 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 1958 cup

The final result is:

979 pt → 1958 cup

We conclude that 979 pints is equivalent to 1958 cups:

979 pints = 1958 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00051072522982635 × 979 pints.

Another way is saying that 979 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00051072522982635 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 pints is approximately one thousand nine hundred fifty-eight cups:

979 pt ≅ 1958 cup

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