Cups to pints

HESI A2
Basic Math Skills
Numeric answer
Difficulty 2 of 5

Question

A trail crew carries 26 cups of drinking water. Using 2 cups per liquid pint, how many pints is that?

Typed answer, rounded to a whole number.

Answer

Rationale

The given amount is expressed in the smaller unit. Divide by the stated factor to find how many larger units it contains.

Worked solution: Divide by the conversion factor: 26 ÷ 2 = 13.

RememberDivide by the stated factor when converting to the larger unit.

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Adapted from Open RN Nursing Skills, 2nd edition: Chapter 5 Math Calculations Open RN (Chippewa Valley Technical College) · License: CC BY 4.0 · Retrieved November 2, 2026 · EQUIVALENCIES › Household Equivalencies · 2nd edition, 2023

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