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How to Convert Pints to Grams

In spite of the oft-repeated phrase, "a pint's a pound the world around," a pint is NOT a pound the world around. A pint is a measure of volume, while a pound is a unit of weight. Therefore, it is not as simple to convert pints to grams as it is to say that a pint equals one pound, which equals approximately 453.6 grams. Each liquid has a slightly different mass, which means that the grams contained in a pint depends upon the substance's density or mass per unit of volume.

Instructions

  1. U.S. Customary Pints

    • 1

      Determine the density of the liquid by looking it up on a chart or by dividing its mass by its volume. If you find the density on a chart, it will often be expressed in kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m^3).

      For instance, the density of coconut oil is 924.27 kg/m^3.

    • 2

      Multiply the mass in kilograms by 1000 to convert it to grams (g).

      924.27 kilograms of coconut oil equals 924,270 grams.

    • 3

      Multiply the volume in cubic meters by 1000 to convert it to liters (l). A cubic meter is the more common name for a kiloliter.

      For example,1 cubic meter equals 1,000 liters.

    • 4

      Divide the volume in liters by 0.473 to convert it to pints.

      1,000 liters equals approximately 2,114.165 pints.

    • 5

      Divide the mass in grams by the volume in pints to determine the number of grams per pint (pt).

      For example, 924,270 g/2,114.165 pt equals 437.18 g/pt.

    • 6

      Multiply the number of grams per pint by the number of pints.

      If you have two pints of coconut oil, you have approximately 874.36 grams of oil.

    Imperial Pints

    • 7

      Determine the density of the liquid in grams per cubic meter, as for U.S. Customary Units.

      Recall that coconut oil has a density of 924,270 g/m^3.

    • 8

      Multiply the volume in cubic meters by 1,000,000 to convert it to cubic centimeters.

      For example, 1 liter equals 1,000,000 cm^3.

    • 9

      Divide the volume in cubic centimeters by 568.26 to convert it to imperial pints.

      1,000,000 cm^3 equals approximately 1,893.01 imperial pints.

    • 10

      Divide the mass in grams by the volume in pints to determine the number of grams per pint.

      For instance, 924,270 g/1,893.01 pt. equals approximately 488.25 g/pt.

    • 11

      Multiply the number of grams by the number of pints.

      If you have two imperial pints of coconut oil, you have approximately 976.5 grams of oil.

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