What is 490pk in Cubic Metres?

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What is 490 Pecks (490pk) in Cubic Metres (m³)?

What is 490pk in m³? Convert 490 Pecks (490pk) to Cubic Metres (m³) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Pecks to Cubic Metres

Formula
m³ = pk / 113.51
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Cubic Metres, divide the number of Pecks by 113.5
Pecks (pk) in 1 Cubic Metre
There are 113.51 Pecks in 1 Cubic Metre
Cubic Metres (m³) in 1 Peck
There are 0.01 Cubic Metres in 1 Peck

Unit Information

Peck
/pɛk/
Symbol: pk
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Peck?

The peck is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system. It uses the symbol pk.

1 US peck is equal to 1/4 of a US bushel. This is also equal to 2 US dry gallons, 8 US dry quarts or 16 US dry pints. In SI / metric, this equates to 8.809768 L.

Although the imperial peck is almost obsolete, it survives in some places in the USA - where some products (namely apples) are still sold by the peck.

It appears in the old English nursery rhyme; 'Peter Piper' where he 'picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

Cubic Metre
/ˈkjuːbɪkˈmiːtə/
Symbol:
Unit System: SI

What is the Cubic Metre?

The cubic metre (or cubic meter; US spelling) is a unit of volume and is derived from an SI unit with the symbol m³.

1 cubic metre is exactly 1000 litres. It is also ≈ 6.29 barrels, ≈ 220 imperial gallons and ≈ 35.3 cubic feet.

1 cubic metre of water in normal conditions (≈4 °C) weighs exactly 1000 kg (or 1 tonne).)

The cubic metre is the unit used to measure water usage and often water bills are broken down into how many m³ has passed through the property / business.


Conversion Tables for Pecks (pk) to Cubic Metres (m³)