Convert 5 Cups to Pints
How big is 5 cups? How many pints are in 5 U.S. cups? 5 cups to pts conversion.
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5 U.S. Cups =
2.5 U.S. Pints
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Result in Plain English
5 cups is equal to exactly 2 and a 1⁄2 pints.
Result as a Fraction
5 cups
= 5⁄2 pints
= 2 and 1⁄2 pints
In Scientific Notation
5 cups
= 5 x 100 cups
= 2.5 x 100 pints
Cups
A U.S. cup is a unit of volume equal to 1/16th of a U.S. gallon, or about 236 milliliters.
Pints
A U.S. pint is equal to 16 U.S. fluid ounces, or 1/8th of a gallon. It should not be confused with the Imperial pint, which is about 20% larger.Common abbreviations: p, pt