What is 590pk in US Gills?

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What is 590 Pecks (590pk) in US Gills (gi)?

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

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Quick Reference for Converting Pecks to US Gills

Formula
gi = pk x 74.47
Quick Rough Maths
To get the US Gills, multiply the number of Pecks by 74.5
Pecks (pk) in 1 US Gill
There are 0.01 Pecks in 1 US Gill
US Gills (gi) in 1 Peck
There are 74.47 US Gills 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'.

US Gill
/dʒɪl/
Symbol: gi
Unit System: US Customary

What is the US Gill?

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

It represents 1/4 of a pint - so in this instance, it is 1/4 of US pint - therefore measures exactly 118.29411825 ml. It's also equal to 8 tablespoons, 24 teaspoons and 5/6 imperial gills.

The gill has been mentioned a number of times in popular literature; including in Treasure Island, Animal Farm and in Dan Simmon's 'The Terror' - and all references are pointing to the use of the gill in terms of alcohol measures or servings.


Conversion Tables for Pecks (pk) to US Gills (gi)