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 989 pints into cups we have to multiply 989 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

989 pt → V_(cup)

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

V_(cup) = 989 pt × 2 cup

V_(cup) = 1978 cup

The final result is:

989 pt → 1978 cup

We conclude that 989 pints is equivalent to 1978 cups:

989 pints = 1978 cups

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cup is equal to 0.00050556117290192 × 989 pints.

Another way is saying that 989 pints is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00050556117290192 cups.

Approximate result

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

989 pt ≅ 1978 cup

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