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Pounds to US Liquid Pints Converter

Convert pounds (lb) to US liquid pints (pt), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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Convert cups and spoons to grams or ounces (or back) for a chosen ingredient, using USDA weights, or enter your own density.

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Result
Converted amount
0.958611 pt
Density used
1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g)

1 pounds of water = 0.958611 US liquid pints. Weights for cups and spoons vary with how the ingredient is measured, so treat this as a close estimate.

Show the the same amount in other volume units (17 rows)
The same amount in other volume units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons92.0267
US tablespoons30.6756
US fluid ounces15.3378
US cups1.91722
US liquid quarts0.479306
US gallons0.119826
US nutrition-label fluid ounces15.1197
US nutrition-label cups1.88997
milliliters453.592
liters0.453592
metric teaspoons90.7185
metric tablespoons30.2395
metric cups1.81437
imperial fluid ounces15.9642
imperial pints0.798211
imperial quarts0.399105
imperial gallons0.0997764
Show the working
  1. 1 lb = 453.59237 g
  2. ÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 453.59237 mL
  3. = 0.958611418535 pt

How to convert pounds to us liquid pints

1 lb = 0.958611 pt, so multiply by 0.958611 to go from pounds to US liquid pints. Going the other way, 1 pt = 1.04318 lb.

pt = lb × 0.958611
lb = pt × 1.04318

Worked example:

5 lb = 2267.96185 g
÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 2267.96185 mL
= 4.79305709268 pt

Pounds to us liquid pints table

PoundsUS Liquid Pints
1 lb0.958611 pt
2 lb1.91722 pt
3 lb2.87583 pt
4 lb3.83445 pt
5 lb4.79306 pt
6 lb5.75167 pt
7 lb6.71028 pt
8 lb7.66889 pt
9 lb8.6275 pt
10 lb9.58611 pt
15 lb14.3792 pt
20 lb19.1722 pt
25 lb23.9653 pt
30 lb28.7583 pt
40 lb38.3445 pt
50 lb47.9306 pt
75 lb71.8959 pt
100 lb95.8611 pt
250 lb239.653 pt
500 lb479.306 pt
1000 lb958.611 pt

About the units

Pounds (lb)
Pounds, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (international foot and avoirdupois pound).
US Liquid Pints (pt)
US liquid pints, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).

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