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 990 cups into pints we have to multiply 990 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

990 cup → V_(pt)

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

V_(pt) = 990 cup × 0.5 pt

V_(pt) = 495 pt

The final result is:

990 cup → 495 pt

We conclude that 990 cups is equivalent to 495 pints:

990 cups = 495 pints

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 pint is equal to 0.002020202020202 × 990 cups.

Another way is saying that 990 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002020202020202 pints.

Approximate result

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

990 cup ≅ 495 pt

An alternative is also that one pint is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred ninety 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