Is 12 pints greater thanless thanor equal to 3 gallons?

8 pints = 1 gallon

1 pint = 1/8 gallon

12 pints = 12 x 1 / 8 = 12 / 8 = 6 / 4 = 3 /2 = 1.5 gallons

So 12 pints is less than 3 gallons