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# Customary Units of Capacity Conversion Formulas

All objects have different properties that describe them such as height, weight, capacity and so on. To quantify these properties precisely, units of measurement are used. The measurement of such properties is denoted with respect to a predetermined value according to the system of units used. Here we will focus on one particular system of units known as the customary system, specifically units of measurement of capacity and their conversions....Read MoreRead Less

### Customary Units of Capacity Conversion Formulas

Capacity is the amount of liquid that can be filled in a particular container. The units of capacity used in the customary system are quarts, pints, gallons and cups. We can convert one unit to the other by multiplying or dividing by the required number. Conversion of units helps us to express the same value in different units.

### Units of Capacity Conversion Formula

Let’s understand the concept visually. If you take a gallon of water and fill it equally into 4 containers, then the quantity of water in each container is a quart. Similarly, if 1 quart is equally poured into two containers, then each of these containers now has 1 pint of water. Finally, 1 pint can be poured equally into two cups.

1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt)

1 quart (qt) = 2 pints (pt)

1 pint (pt) = 2 cups (c)

To convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit, we need to multiply. Therefore,

1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups

Conversely, to convert from a smaller unit to a larger unit we need to divide. Therefore,

1 cup = $$\frac{1}{2}$$ pint = $$\frac{1}{4}$$ quart = $$\frac{1}{16}$$ gallon

### Solved Examples

Example 1: Convert 45 gallons into cups.

Solution:

We know that 1 gallon is 4 quarts.

45 gallons = 45 $$\times$$ 4 = 180 quarts

1 quart is 2 pints.

180 quarts = 180 $$\times$$ 2 = 360 pints

1 pint is 2 cups.

360 pints = 360 $$\times$$ 2 = 720 cups

Therefore, 45 gallons is 720 cups.

Example 2: Convert 160 cups of milk into gallons of milk.

Solution:

We know that 1 pint is 2 cups, or, 1 cup is $$\frac{1}{2}$$ of a pint.

160 cups = 160 $$\div$$ 2 = 80 pints

2 pints is a quart, or, 1 pint is $$\frac{1}{2}$$ of a quart.

80 pints = 80 $$\div$$ 2 = 40 quarts

4 quarts is a gallon, or, $$\frac{1}{2}$$ of a gallon is a quart.

40 quarts = 40 $$\div$$ 4 = 10 gallons

Therefore, 160 cups of milk is 10 gallons of milk.

Example 3: Tracy is going to present a very interesting experiment in class tomorrow. For the experiment, she mixes 1 quart of water, 3 pints of oil, and 2 pints of honey. She plans on carrying it in her bottle that can carry 2 quarts. Will she be able to do so?

Solution:

Quantity of water = 1 quart = 2 pints

Quantity of oil = 3 pints

Quantity of honey = 2 pints

Total quantity = 2 + 3 + 2 = 7 pints

Quantity that can be carried in her bottle = 2 quarts = 2 $$\times$$ 2 = 4 pints

She needs to carry 7 pints but her bottle can only be filled with 4 pints. Hence she might need another bottle as she won’t be able to carry the mixture of liquids in just one bottle.

Example 4: Jared, Luke, and Matt play a game where they simultaneously pour water into a container. Jared pours 1 cup of water every 4 seconds, Luke pours $$1\frac{1}{4}$$ quarts of water every 30 seconds and Matt pours $$\frac{3}{2}$$ pints every 12 seconds. Find the amount of water in the container in 48 seconds.

Solution:

Jared pours 1 cup every 4 seconds.

In 1 second Jared pours = $$\frac{1}{4}$$ cup

Luke pours $$1\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1\times 4+1}{4}=\frac{5}{4}$$ quarts every 30 seconds

In 1 second Luke pours $$=\frac{5}{4}\div 30=\frac{1}{24}$$ quarts

1 quart = 2 pints

1 pint = 2 cups

Therefore, in 1 second Luke pours $$=\frac{1}{24}\times 2\times 2=\frac{1}{16}$$ cup

Similarly,

Matt pours $$\frac{3}{2}$$ pint every 12 seconds

In 1 second Matt pours $$=\frac{3}{2}\div 12=\frac{1}{8}$$ pint

1 pint = 2 cups

So, in 1 second Matt pours $$=\frac{1}{8}\times 2=\frac{1}{4}$$ cup

Total quantity of water poured in 1 second $$=\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{4}$$

$$~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=\frac{6}{24}+\frac{4}{24}+\frac{6}{24}$$

$$~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=\frac{16}{24}$$ cup.

Quantity of water poured in 48 seconds $$=\frac{16}{24}\times 48$$

$$~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=32$$ cups.

Hence in 48 seconds, the container will have 32 cups of water.