See How Easy the Metric System Is!
A COMPARISON
Look at the boxes below.
Compare the items in each box on the left with the those on the right.
Do the items in the right side of each box look simpler?
LENGTH
1 inch = 16 sixteenths
1 foot = 12 inches 1 meter = 1000 millimeters
1 yard = 3 feet or 36 inches 1 kilometer = 1000 meters
1 mile = 1760 yards
AREA
1 square foot= 144 square inches
1 square yard= 9 square feet 1 hectare = 10000 square meters
1 acre = 4840 square yards 1 square kilometer= 100 hectares
1 square mile= 640 acres
VOLUME
1 cubic foot = 1728 cubic inches 1 liter = 1000 milliliters
1 quart = 57.75 cubic inches
1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet 1 cubic meter = 1000 liters
1 acre foot = 43560 cubic feet
WEIGHT MASS
1 ounce = 437.5 grains 1 kilogram = 1000 grams
1 pound = 16 ounces 1 metric ton = 1000 kilograms
1 ton = 2000 pounds
A cube,
3.865 inches wide,
3.865 inches thick, and
3.865 inches high is a volume of one quart. One quart of pure water contains 57.75 cubic inches and weighs 2.086 pounds, or 33.38 ounces, or 2 pounds 1.38 ounces.
Volume and Mass (weight) Comparison
A cube,
100 millimeters wide,
100 millimeters thick, and
100 millimeters high is a volume of one liter. One liter of pure water has a mass of one kilogram.
MONEY
£ Sterling $ dollars
1 shilling = 12 pennies
1 pound = 20 shillings 1 dollar = 100 cents
1 pound = 240 pennies
1 guinea = 21 shillings
Now, which side is easier, can cost less in time used for calculations, and IS more accurate? Use of Metric on the right side will make American industry more efficient, more competitive, and thus help reduce the trade deficit. Make America Competitive. THINK METRIC!
A Handy Reference
1 inch = 25.4 millimeters (exactly)
1 meter = 39.37 inches
1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
FAHRENHEIT CELSIUS
32 FREEZE 0
50 COLD 10
68 COMFY 20
86 WARM 30
98.6 Normal Body 37
104 HOT 40
122 Death Valley 50
212 BOILING 100
C = (5/9) * (F - 32) F = (9/5)*C + 32