What is 1700gi in Pecks?

You are: Home > Volume > US Gills to Pecks

What is 1700 US Gills (1700gi) in Pecks (pk)?

What is 1700gi in pk? Convert 1700 US Gills (1700gi) to Pecks (pk) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter US Gills to convert to Pecks


Quick Reference for Converting US Gills to Pecks

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

Unit Information

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.

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 Gills (gi) to Pecks (pk)