How many pints are in a cup?

There is half a pint in a cup or 1cup of the 2 cups that make a pint so 1/2

why are pints bigger than cups i mean if you ask for a pint of milk it isnt that big but if you ask for a cup of milk it is more than a pint

Yeah, it kinda gets confusing, but I guess its math so we gotta do it

7fl oz = how many millimeters

you cant convert fl oz. to millimeters, like you cant convert volume to length. fl oz. is a way of measuring volume, and millimeters is a way of measuring length. now you could say " how many millimeters is in a centimeter" (10) and people could answer that or " how many milliliters is in a liter" (1000) but you cant say " how many millimeters are in a fl oz. " it is like comparing apples and oranges. but if you had just misspelled milliliters the answer is 207.0147

how many quarts are in a cup

1 quart = 4 cups. So, 1 cup = 0.25 quart.

how much cups are in a gallon

first break gallons into quarts = 4 quarts 1 quart = 2 pints so that = 8 pints 2 cups go into a pint so we get 16 cups go into a gallon

How many ounces are in a Ton

If each pound equals 16 ounces, and there are 2000 pounds in a ton, how do you get the answer? 16 ounces x 2000 = 32,000 ounces

how many pints are in 10 cups

A pint is 2 cups, so there are 10/2 = 5 pints in 10 cups. Have a blessed, wonderful day!

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4th grade

Course: 4th grade > Unit 14

Lesson 6: Converting units of volume

US Customary units of volume review (c, pt, qt, & gal)

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Review the size of cups, pints, quarts, and gallons and how to convert between them. Then, try some practice problems.

Summary of customary units of volume

Cups	Pints	Quarts	Gallons
16	8	4	start color #e07d10, 1, end color #e07d10
4	2	start color #e07d10, 1, end color #e07d10	start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction
2	start color #e07d10, 1, end color #e07d10	start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction	start fraction, 1, divided by, 8, end fraction
start color #e07d10, 1, end color #e07d10	start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction	start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction	start fraction, 1, divided by, 16, end fraction

What is volume?

Volume measures capacity. For example, the volume of a bowl is the amount of space inside the bowl or how much water, for example it would take to fill the bowl.

In the US customary system of measurement, the most common units of volume are cups, pints, quarts and gallons.

How big are customary units of volume?

A juice box contains about 1 cup of liquid.

A pint is equal to 2 cups. A water bottle contains about 1 pint of liquid.

A quart is equal to 2 pints. A large shampoo bottle contains about 1 quart of liquid.

A gallon is equal to 4 quarts. A milk jug contains about 1 gallon of liquid.

Want to learn more about customary units of volume? Check out this video.

Practice set 1: Estimating volume

Problem 1A

Current

Identify the most reasonable unit to measure the volume of a glass of orange juice.

Want to try more problems like this? Check out this exercise,

Converting larger units to smaller units

1, start text, space, p, i, n, t, end text, equals, start color #1fab54, 2, end color #1fab54, start text, space, c, u, p, s, end text
1, start text, space, q, u, a, r, t, end text, equals, start color #1fab54, 4, end color #1fab54, start text, space, c, u, p, s, end text
1, start text, space, q, u, a, r, t, end text, equals, start color #1fab54, 2, end color #1fab54, start text, space, p, i, n, t, s, end text
1, start text, space, g, a, l, l, o, n, end text, equals, start color #1fab54, 4, end color #1fab54, start text, space, q, u, a, r, t, s, end text

To convert larger units to smaller units we multiply the number of larger units by the green conversion factor for the appropriate smaller units.

Example: Converting gallons to quarts

1, start text, space, g, a, l, l, o, n, end text, equals, start color #1fab54, 4, end color #1fab54, start text, space, q, u, a, r, t, s, end text
start color #11accd, 2, end color #11accd, start text, space, g, a, l, l, o, n, s, end text, equals, start color #11accd, 2, end color #11accd, times, start color #1fab54, 4, end color #1fab54, equals, 8, start text, space, q, u, a, r, t, s, end text

Example: Converting pints to cups

1, start text, space, p, i, n, t, end text, equals, start color #1fab54, 2, end color #1fab54, start text, space, c, u, p, s, end text
start color #11accd, 8, end color #11accd, start text, space, p, i, n, t, s, end text, equals, start color #11accd, 8, end color #11accd, times, start color #1fab54, 2, end color #1fab54, equals, 16, start text, space, c, u, p, s, end text

Converting smaller units to larger units

1, start text, space, c, u, p, end text, equals, start fraction, 1, divided by, start color #9d38bd, 2, end color #9d38bd, end fraction, start text, space, p, i, n, t, end text

1, start text, space, p, i, n, t, end text, equals, start fraction, 1, divided by, start color #9d38bd, 2, end color #9d38bd, end fraction, start text, space, q, u, a, r, t, end text

1, start text, space, q, u, a, r, t, end text, equals, start fraction, 1, divided by, start color #9d38bd, 4, end color #9d38bd, end fraction, start text, space, g, a, l, l, o, n, end text

To convert smaller units to larger units we divide the number of smaller units by the purple conversion factor for the appropriate larger units.

Example: Converting pints to quarts

1, start text, space, p, i, n, t, end text, equals, start fraction, 1, divided by, start color #9d38bd, 2, end color #9d38bd, end fraction, start text, space, q, u, a, r, t, end text

start color #ff00af, 12, end color #ff00af, start text, space, p, i, n, t, s, end text, equals, start fraction, start color #ff00af, 12, end color #ff00af, divided by, start color #9d38bd, 2, end color #9d38bd, end fraction, equals, start color #ff00af, 12, end color #ff00af, divided by, start color #9d38bd, 2, end color #9d38bd, equals, start color #6495ed, 6, end color #6495ed, start text, space, q, u, a, r, t, s, end text

Want to learn more about converting between units of volume? Check out this video.

Practice set 2: Converting units of volume

Problem 2A

Current

Convert.

5 quarts equals

cups

Want to try more problems like this? Check out these exercises:
Convert larger units to smaller units
Converting between units

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  A pint is 2 cups, so there are 10/2 = 5 pints in 10 cups.
  
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