What is 5pt in Gills?

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What is 5 Pints (Imperial) (5pt) in Gills (gi)?

What is 5pt in gi? Convert 5 Pints (Imperial) (5pt) to Gills (gi) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Pints (Imperial) to Gills

Formula
gi = pt x 4
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Gills, multiply the number of Pints (Imperial) by 4.0
Pints (Imperial) (pt) in 1 Gill
There are 0.25 Pints (Imperial) in 1 Gill
Gills (gi) in 1 Pint (Imperial)
There are 4 Gills in 1 Pint (Imperial)

Unit Information

Pint (Imperial)
/pʌɪnt/
Symbol: pt
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Pint (Imperial)?

The imperial pint is a unit of volume in the imperial unit system with the symbol pt.

1 imperial pint is equal to 1/8 of an imperial gallon. This is equal to 1/2 imperial quart, 4 imperial gills or 20 imperial fluid ounces. In SI / metric this equates to 568.26125 ml.

In Britain, all beer, ales and stout must be served in pubs by the pint (or half pint). Every single glass, despite being a 'pint' must have the numbers 568 ml printed on the side - and because of this, is likely the most commonly known conversion factor amongst the British population.

Gill
/dʒɪl/
Symbol: gi
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Gill?

The gill is a unit of volume in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol gi.

It represents 1/4 of a pint - so in this instance, it is 1/4 of an imperial pint - therefore measures exactly 142.0653125 ml. It's also equal to 2 imperial cups and 1/32 of an imperial gallon.

It is pronounced with a "J" sound at the beginning - and it actually part of a humorous in the nursery rhyme 'Jack & Jill'.

In the UK it was used throughout pubs as standard measures; for example spirits were served as 1/6 gill as standard. In Scotland it was 1/5 gill and in Ireland 1/4 gill. It's still used in the Republic of Ireland today.


Conversion Tables for Pints (Imperial) (pt) to Gills (gi)