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 987 cups into pints we have to multiply 987 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

987 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 987 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 493.5 pt

The final result is:

987 cup → 493.5 pt

We conclude that 987 cups is equivalent to 493.5 pints:

987 cups = 493.5 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.0020263424518744 × 987 cups.

Another way is saying that 987 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020263424518744 pints.

Approximate result

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

987 cup ≅ 493.5 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred eighty-seven 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