Conversion formula

The conversion factor from pints to quarts is 0.5, which means that 1 pint is equal to 0.5 quarts:

1 pt = 0.5 qt

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

1 pt → 0.5 qt

979 pt → V_(qt)

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

V_(qt) = 979 pt × 0.5 qt

V_(qt) = 489.5 qt

The final result is:

979 pt → 489.5 qt

We conclude that 979 pints is equivalent to 489.5 quarts:

979 pints = 489.5 quarts

Alternative conversion

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

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

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 four hundred eighty-nine point five quarts:

979 pt ≅ 489.5 qt

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

Conversion table

pints to quarts chart

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