What is 55gal in Pecks?

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What is 55 Imperial Gallons (55gal) in Pecks (pk)?

What is 55gal in pk? Convert 55 Imperial Gallons (55gal) to Pecks (pk) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Imperial Gallons to Pecks

Formula
pk = gal / 1.94
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Pecks, divide the number of Imperial Gallons by 1.9
Imperial Gallons (gal) in 1 Peck
There are 1.94 Imperial Gallons in 1 Peck
Pecks (pk) in 1 Imperial Gallon
There are 0.52 Pecks in 1 Imperial Gallon

Unit Information

Imperial Gallon
/ˈɡalən/
Symbol: gal
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Imperial Gallon?

The gallon is a unit of volume in the imperial unit system with the symbol gal.

1 British imperial gallon is defined as 4.54609 litres or 277.4194 in³.

The term gallon derives directly from the Old Northern French term 'galun' which means 'liquid measure'. The origin of the word prior to this is still unknown. It originated as the base of the system for measuring wine and beer in the UK and has now been adopted across the world and there are similar versions in the US and associated states (although they measure slightly differently).

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'.


Conversion Tables for Imperial Gallons (gal) to Pecks (pk)