2002-05-03 You're confused! That is the US version. In Britain, a pint is 568 mL and a quart is 1.14 L. Thus, the litre is smaller than the imperial quart.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara and/or Bill Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-04-29 11:44 Subject: [USMA:19796] RE: Metric Standards and the USMA > on 4/28/2002 5:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > pint-size milk cartons are still the norm in supermarkets here > > (smaller stores use litres because they are smaller) > > How so? > > Quarts are a bit smaller than litres and a pint is only half a quart. How do > you arrive at litrew qre smaller than pints? > > 1 pint = 473 mL > > 1 litre = 1000 mL > > > Regards, Bill Hooper > college physics teacher (retired), USA (Florida) > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > Do It Easy, Do It Metric! > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ >
