In this article I will show you how to convert 17 pints per second into quarts per second. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 17 pps to qtps. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Pints per second to Quarts per second
A pints per second is smaller than a quarts per second. I know that a pps is smaller than a qtps because of something called conversion factors.
Put very simply, a conversion factor is a number that can be used to change one set of units to another, by multiplying or dividing it. So when we need to convert 17 pints per second into quarts per second, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for pps to qtps is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 17 pps to qtps by multiplying 0.50000086419814
by the number of pints per second we have, which is 17.
So, the answer to the question "what is 17 pints per second in quarts per second?" is 8.5000146913684 qtps.
Pints per second to Quarts per second Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for pps to qtps:
Pints per second (pps) | Quarts per second (qtps) |
---|---|
0.01 | 0.01 |
0.1 | 0.05 |
1 | 0.5 |
2 | 1 |
3 | 1.5 |
5 | 2.5 |
10 | 5 |
20 | 10 |
50 | 25 |
100 | 50 |
1000 | 500 |
Best Conversion Unit for 17 pps
Sometimes when you work with conversions from one unit to another, the numbers can get a little confusing. Especially when dealing with really large numbers.
I've also calculated what the best unit of measurement is for 17 pps.
To determine which unit is best, I decided to define that as being the unit of measurement which is as low as possible, without going below 1. Smaller numbers are more easily understood and can make it easier for you to understand the measurement.
The best unit of measurement I have found for 17 pps is gallons per second and the amount is 2.1249989984875 galps.