The capacity of a carton of ice cream is often measured in pints. A unit equal to 32 fluid ounces, or 4 cups. You often see quarts of milk being sold in the supermarket.
Pints measure the volume of a fluid. A pint = 16 fluid ounces, while a quart is 2 pints or 32 fluid ounces. Objects holding 16 to 32 fluid ounces are measured in pints.
