Customary capacity conversion, step by step
Two cups in a pint, two pints in a quart, four quarts in a gallon.
The question
930 c = ________ pt
30 c = ? pt
c → ptbigger unit, smaller number
1 pt =2 c
30 ÷ 2 =15
15 pt
- One pt is bigger than one c, and it takes FEWER of a big thing to make the same amount. So the number has to get smaller — which means dividing.
- There are 2 c in one pt, so that is the number to divide by.
- 30 ÷ 2 = 15, so 30 c is 15 pt. Check the direction held: the number got smaller, which is what a bigger unit does.
How it works.
- 01
One pt is bigger than one c, and it takes FEWER of a big thing to make the same amount. So the number has to get smaller — which means dividing.
- 02
There are 2 c in one pt, so that is the number to divide by.
- 03
30 ÷ 2 = 15, so 30 c is 15 pt. Check the direction held: the number got smaller, which is what a bigger unit does.