To figure out 6 cups to pints, you need to use a conversion factor. In this case, the conversion factor is 2 cups equals 1 pint. To set up the calculation, you would write 6 cups multiplied by the conversion factor (2 cups/1 pint).
However, it's important to pay attention to the units during the calculation. If you just multiply 6 cups by 2 cups/1 pint, you would end up with the units of cups squared per pint (cups^2/pint), which is not what you want.
To avoid this, you need to make sure that the units you don't want cancel out. In this case, since you want to convert cups to pints, the units of cups need to cancel out, leaving only the units of pints.
To do this, you can flip the conversion factor so that the units of cups are in the denominator and the units of pints are in the numerator. So the calculation would be 6 cups multiplied by 1 pint/2 cups.
In this setup, the units of cups cancel out, and you are left with the units of pints. Therefore, the answer is 3 pints.
By following this systematic approach, you can ensure that you have the correct units in your answer and you can achieve the desired conversion.