There are 2 cups in one pint and there are 0.5 pints in a cup, meaning one cup is equal to ½ of a pint. Both cups and pints are units used to measure volume. This guide will give you all the details about cups, pints, and the conversion of cups to pints and pints to cups (with charts).
In this article:
- What is a pint?
- What is a cup?
- Garden Gallon (Relation of cups to pints, quarts, and gallons)
- How many cups are in a pint?
- Convert pints to cups
- How many pints are in a cup?
- Convert cups to pints
What is a pint?
A pint is equal to 2 cups. One US liquid pint is equal to 16 fluid ounces and 0.473 liters. It is a unit of measure of volume and is part of the Imperial system. In the United States, the term “pint” typically refers to the US liquid pint.
The term “pint” originates from the Old French term “pinte,” which may be derived from the Latin word “pincta.” The word “pincta” translates to “painted” and is thought to denote the marks on a container indicating its capacity.
Overview of useful conversions for a pint:
- 1 pint = 2 cups
- 1 pint = 1/2 quart
- 1 pint = ⅛ gallon
What is a cup?
A cup is equal to 1/2 of a pint and, in the US, is equivalent to 8 fluid ounces. A cup is a unit of volume measurement used for both liquids and dry ingredients in cooking and baking.
Fannie Farmer first introduced the concept of using standardized measuring spoons and cups in her book “The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book,” published in 1896.
Overview of useful conversions for a cup:
- 1 cup = ¼ quart
- 1 cup = ½ pint
- 1 cup = 1/16 gallon
Relation of cups to pints, quarts, and gallons
Cups, pints, quarts, and gallons are commonly used units of volume measurement in the kitchen. Knowing the relationship between these units can make kitchen conversions easier.
The diagram above with the large “G” illustrates the relationships between these different units. The “G” refers to a gallon, which contains four “Qs,” meaning quarts. Each quart has two “Ps,” which stand for pints, and each pint has two “Cs,” representing cups.
Another mnemonic I use to remember them is “Garden Gallon.”
Cups are Pouring in the Quiet Garden (1, 2, 4, 16 cups in each from left to right)
Cups < pints < quarts < gallons
1 cup < 1 pint = 2 cups < 1 quart = 4 cups < 1 gallon = 16 cups
- 1 cup = ½ pint = ¼ quart = 1/16 gallon
- 1 pint = 2 cups = ½ quart = ⅛ gallon
- 1 quart = 4 cups = 2 pints = ¼ gallon
- 1 gallon = 16 cups = 4 quarts = 8 pints
How many cups are in a pint?
There are 2 cups in a pint. In other words, 2 cups are equal to one pint. For example, there will be 2 cups in a pint of milk or water.
How many cups are in a half pint?
There is one cup in a half pint, meaning one cup is equal to a half pint.
How many cups are in a quarter pint?
There is ½ cup in a quarter pint.
How many cups are in a dry pint?
Most often, when we talk about a pint in the US, we are referring to the US liquid pint. However, it is important to know that there is also a US dry pint, and the volume of this is different from the liquid pint. A US liquid pint is 473.18 ml, while 1 US dry pint is 550.61 ml. If a recipe specifically calls for US dry pints, you’ll need a different conversion.
So, to answer the question “how many cups are in a dry pint”, there are 2.33 cups in a dry pint.
Convert pints to cups
To convert pints to cups, you’ll need to multiply the number of pints by 2. For example, to find out how many cups are in 10 pints, you would multiply 10 by 2, giving you 20 cups.
Here are some common conversions:
- There are 3 cups in 1.5 pints.
- There are 4 cups in 2 pints.
- There are 5 cups in 2.5 pints.
- There are 6 cups in 3 pints.
- There are 7 cups in 3.5 pints.
- There are 8 cups in 4 pints.
- There are 9 cups in 4.5 pints.
- There are 10 cups in 5 pints.
- There are 12 cups in 6 pints.
- There are 14 cups in 7 pints.
- There are 16 cups in 8 pints.
- There are 18 cups in 9 pints.
- There are 20 cups in 10 pints.
- There are 24 cups in 12 pints.
- There are 28 cups in 14 pints.
- There are 32 cups in 16 pints.
- There are 40 cups in 20 pints.
Pints to cups conversion chart
Below you will find a conversion chart with different values of pints converted to cups, quarts, and gallons.
How many pints are in a cup?
One cup is equal to 0.5 pints, meaning there is ½ of a pint in one cup.
Convert cups to pints
There is ½ of a pint in one cup. To convert any number of cups to pints, divide by 2. For example, to find out the number of pints in 8 cups, divide 8 by 2, resulting in 4 pints.
Cups to pints conversions:
- There are 0.75 pints in 1.5 cups.
- There is 1 pint in 2 cups.
- There are 1.25 pints in 2.5 cups.
- There are 1.5 pints in 3 cups.
- There are 1.75 pints in 3.5 cups.
- There are 2 pints in 4 cups.
- There are 2.25 pints in 4.5 cups.
- There are 2.5 pints in 5 cups.
- There are 3 pints in 6 cups.
- There are 3.5 pints in 7 cups.
- There are 4 pints in 8 cups.
- There are 4.5 pints in 9 cups.
- There are 5 pints in 10 cups.
- There are 6 pints in 12 cups.
- There are 7 pints in 14 cups.
- There are 9 pints in 18 cups.
- There are 10 pints in 20 cups.
- There are 12 pints in 24 cups.
- There are 16 pints in 32 cups.
Cups to pints conversion chart
Below you will find a conversion chart that shows different numbers of cups converted to pints, quarts, and gallons.
British and American measurements
The relationship between pints, quarts, and gallons is consistent within either the Imperial or the US customary system
However, the actual sizes of these units differ between the two. For example, one Imperial pint is larger than a US pint.
So, if you’re wondering how many US cups are in an Imperial pint, there are 2.4 US cups in one Imperial pint.
Other conversions:
- 1 Imperial gallon = 19.2 US cups
- 1 Imperial quart = 4.8 US cups
Takeaway
There are 2 cups in one pint. There is 1 cup in a ½ pint and there is ½ of a pint in one cup. To convert pints to cups, you can multiply the number of pints by 2. To convert cups to pints, you can divide the number of cups by 2.
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