METRIC vs THE ENGLISH SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT
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METRIC METRIC vs vs THE THE ENGLISH ENGLISH SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT
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METRIC vs THE ENGLISH SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT. What’s the difference?. As I mentioned before, Americans and Britons like to use a different system of measurement than the rest of the world For simplicity we will still only focus on length, mass, and volume - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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METRICMETRIC vs vs THETHE ENGLISHENGLISH SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENTSYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT
What’s the difference?What’s the difference?
As I mentioned before, Americans and As I mentioned before, Americans and Britons like to use a different system of Britons like to use a different system of measurement than the rest of the worldmeasurement than the rest of the world
For simplicity we will still only focus on For simplicity we will still only focus on length, mass, length, mass, andand volume volume
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English Base UnitsEnglish Base Units
For measuring length a For measuring length a yardyard is used and is used and one yard = 0.914 metersone yard = 0.914 meters
An An inchinch is used for measuring the length is used for measuring the length of smaller objects and 1inch = 2.54 cmof smaller objects and 1inch = 2.54 cm
English Base UnitsEnglish Base Units
For measuring mass the For measuring mass the poundpound is used is used and one pound = 0.45 kilogramsand one pound = 0.45 kilograms
An An ounceounce is used for measuring the mass is used for measuring the mass of smaller objects and 1 ounce = 28.35 of smaller objects and 1 ounce = 28.35 grams.grams.
English Base UnitsEnglish Base Units
English Base UnitsEnglish Base Units
For measuring volume a For measuring volume a gallon gallon is used is used and 1 gallon = 3.78 litersand 1 gallon = 3.78 liters
A A fluid ounce fluid ounce (oz.) is used to measure (oz.) is used to measure the volume of smaller objects and 1 fluid the volume of smaller objects and 1 fluid ounce = 29.6 millilitersounce = 29.6 milliliters
English Base UnitsEnglish Base Units
ConfusedConfused??
Hope I didn’t confuse you!Hope I didn’t confuse you!
Just want you to know the differences Just want you to know the differences between the two systems of measurement between the two systems of measurement most commonly usedmost commonly used
Lets try to have some fun converting Lets try to have some fun converting between the two systems!between the two systems!
