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 987 pints into cups we have to multiply 987 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

987 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 987 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 1974 cup

The final result is:

987 pt → 1974 cup

We conclude that 987 pints is equivalent to 1974 cups:

987 pints = 1974 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00050658561296859 × 987 pints.

Another way is saying that 987 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00050658561296859 cups.

Approximate result

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

987 pt ≅ 1974 cup

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