What is 590pk in Litres?

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What is 590 Pecks (590pk) in Litres (L)?

What is 590pk in L? Convert 590 Pecks (590pk) to Litres (L) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Pecks to Litres

Formula
L = pk x 8.81
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Litres, multiply the number of Pecks by 8.8
Pecks (pk) in 1 Litre
There are 0.11 Pecks in 1 Litre
Litres (L) in 1 Peck
There are 8.81 Litres 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'.

Litre
/ˈliːtə/
Symbol: L
Unit System: Non-SI Metric

What is the Litre?

The litre (or liter; US spelling) is a unit of volume and is a non-SI metric unit with the symbol L).

1 litre is equal to the volume in a cube with edges all measuring 10cm. There are 0.22 imperial gallons in a litre. Conversely, 1 imperial gallon is equal to 4.5461 gallons.

1 litre of water weights exactly 1 kilogram.

After the metric system was introduced in France in 1791, it took a couple of years for the entire country to implement it in everyday use. After much backlash, it was decided that the cubic metre was too big for everyday use. By 1795 it was announced that the former 'cadil' (0.001 cubic metres) had been given a new name; 'litre'.


Conversion Tables for Pecks (pk) to Litres (L)