What is 56fl oz in Pecks?

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What is 56 US Fluid Ounce (56fl oz) in Pecks (pk)?

What is 56fl oz in pk? Convert 56 US Fluid Ounce (56fl oz) to Pecks (pk) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter US Fluid Ounce to convert to Pecks


Quick Reference for Converting US Fluid Ounce to Pecks

Formula
pk = fl oz / 297.89
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Pecks, divide the number of US Fluid Ounce by 297.9
US Fluid Ounce (fl oz) in 1 Peck
There are 297.89 US Fluid Ounce in 1 Peck
Pecks (pk) in 1 Fluid Ounce
There are 0 Pecks in 1 Fluid Ounce

Unit Information

Fluid Ounce
/ˈfluːɪd aʊns/
Symbol: fl oz
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Fluid Ounce?

The US fluid ounce is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system with the symbol fl oz.

Primarily used for measuring the volume or capacity of liquids, 1 US fluid ounce is equal to 29.57353 ml. It is also equal to 1.040843 imperial fluid ounces.

1 US fluid ounce is equal to 1/16 imperial pint, 1/32 imperial quart and 1/128 imperial gallon.

The fluid ounce was originally defined by the volume taken up by one ounce of a substance. Of course this would be different depending on the density of that substance; for example England used wine whereas Scotland used water to establish this measure.

The US fluid ounce is derived from the US gallon; which was originally based on the English wine gallon (231 cubic inches).

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 US Fluid Ounce (fl oz) to Pecks (pk)