Convert Pecks (pk) to Pints (US Liquid) (pt) | pk in pt

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This quick and easy calculator will convert Pecks (pk) to Pints (US Liquid) (pt) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Pecks to Pints (US Liquid)

Formula
pt = pk x 18.62
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Pints (US Liquid), multiply the number of Pecks by 18.6
Pecks (pk) in 1 Pint (US Liquid)
There are 0.05 Pecks in 1 Pint (US Liquid)
Pints (US Liquid) (pt) in 1 Peck
There are 18.62 Pints (US Liquid) 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'.

Pint (US Liquid)
/pʌɪnt/
Symbol: pt
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Pint (US Liquid)?

The US liquid pint is a unit of volume in the US customary system with the symbol pt.

1 US liquid pint is equal to 1/8 US liquid gallon. This is equal to 1/2 US liquid quart, 2 US cups, 4 US gills or 16 US fluid ounces. The SI / metric equivalent is 473.1765 ml.

From the early (1707) adoption of the British wine gallon at 231 in³, the American pint was born. Where all pints are 1/8 of their respective unit system's gallon, that put the US pint at 28.875 in³.


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