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Standard Units and their equivalents!

Standard Units and their equivalents!.

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Standard Units and their equivalents!

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  1. Standard Units and their equivalents!

  2. The United States if one of, if not the only, country in the world that still uses “standard” or “customary” units of measure. Back in 1976, Congress was going to implement a law that would have required the US to convert to the metric system. There was so much backlash, the measure was never implemented. Thus we are still using the often confusing standard units of measure. But if you notice, you will find the metric equivalents of ounces, pounds, etc on most (if not all) the products you purchase.

  3. Units for Length “Inch = in” The distance between the knuckles on your index finger is approximately 1 inch. Foot = ft 1 ft = 12 in Your notebook is approximately 1 foot tall. Yard = yd 1 yd = 36 in1 yd = 3 ft A baseball bat is approximately 1 yard long.

  4. Long distances are measured in miles. The distance a vehicle travels is measured in miles. 1 mi=63,360 in1 mi = 5280 ft1 mi=1760 yd Units for weight ounce - oz A slice a bread weighs about 1 ounce.

  5. pound - lb 1 lb = 16 oz loaf of bread weighs about 1 pound. ton - T 1 T = 32,000 oz1 T = 2000 lb A car weighs about 1 ton. NextSlide: Capacity

  6. quarts - qt cups - c A small cup of coffee holds approximately 1 cup. 1 qt = 4 c1 qt = 2 pt Oil comes in a quart-sized container pint - pt gallon - gal 1 pt = 2 c 1 gal = 16 c1 gal = 8 pt1 gal = 4 qt A bowl of soup holds approximately 1 pint. A large container of milk comes in a 1 gallon container.

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