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cups to pints converter

1 US cup equals 0.5 US pints. Conversions use pt = cup × 0.5

cup → 0.5 pt
pt = cup × 0.5

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Worked examples

US cups to US pints conversion table

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1 cup0.5 pt (1/2)× 0.5
2 cup1 pt× 0.5
3 cup1.5 pt (1 1/2)× 0.5
4 cup2 pt× 0.5
5 cup2.5 pt (2 1/2)× 0.5
6 cup3 pt× 0.5
8 cup4 pt× 0.5
10 cup5 pt× 0.5
12 cup6 pt× 0.5
15 cup7.5 pt (7 1/2)× 0.5
20 cup10 pt× 0.5
25 cup12.5 pt (12 1/2)× 0.5
30 cup15 pt× 0.5
40 cup20 pt× 0.5
50 cup25 pt× 0.5
60 cup30 pt× 0.5
70 cup35 pt× 0.5
80 cup40 pt× 0.5
90 cup45 pt× 0.5
100 cup50 pt× 0.5

How to convert cup to pt

  1. Take your value in US cups.
  2. Multiply by 0.5
  3. That is your answer in US pints — no rounding needed until you choose a display precision.

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Questions

How many US pints in 1 US cup?
Exactly 0.5 pt. The factor follows from the definitions of both units, not from a measurement, so it is exact.
How do I convert cup to pt?
Multiply the US cups figure by 0.5 — or use the converter above, which updates as you type.
Is cup to pt the same as pt to cup?
No — they are inverses. One cup is 0.5 pt, while one pt is 2 cup.
What is 1 cup in pt?
1 cup = 0.5 pt (see the value page for the full arithmetic).