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title: "85 cup to pt = 42.5 pt"
description: "85 US cups is 42.5 US pints. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number."
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# 85 cup to pt

**85 US cups in US pints: 85 cup = 42.5 pt**

pt = cup × 1/2

85 US cups is 42.5 US pints. To get there, multiply by 0.5.

## Values either side

*US cups near 85, converted to US pints.*

| US cups | US pints |
| --- | --- |
| 65 cup | 32.5 |
| 70 cup | 35 |
| 75 cup | 37.5 |
| 80 cup | 40 |
| 85 cup ← | 42.5 |
| 90 cup | 45 |
| 95 cup | 47.5 |
| 100 cup | 50 |
| 110 cup | 55 |

## How the conversion works

The relationship is pt = cup × 1/2. Both units measure volume, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

> US cup: US legal cup is 240 mL; the customary cup used here is 236.588 mL.

## Common questions

### What is 85 cup in US pints?

85 cup is 42.5 pt.

### How do you convert US cups to US pints?

Multiply by 0.5.

## Related pages

- [US cups to US pints](https://atoneplace.net/convert/cups-to-pints/)
- [85 pt to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/85-pints-to-cups/)
- [65 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/65-cups-to-pints/)
- [70 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/70-cups-to-pints/)
- [75 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/75-cups-to-pints/)
- [80 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/80-cups-to-pints/)
- [90 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/90-cups-to-pints/)
- [95 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/95-cups-to-pints/)
- [100 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/100-cups-to-pints/)
- [110 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/110-cups-to-pints/)

## Sources

- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)]
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure)
- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)