When you convert fron pints to quarts why do you divide

We divide when converting pints to quarts because pints are smaller units of measurements than quarts, so when converting pints to quarts, our answer will be getting smaller. This is because 2 pints = 1 quart, so since we are trying to find the amount of quarts that the pints can make up, we will always divide the pints by 2. (since 2 pints = 1 quart)