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Systems of Measurment

The customary sytems is mostly used right here in the United States. People say the Metric System makes more sense than the Customary System. When you look at the Metric System you're probably thinking, this doesn't make sens, but when you look into it may or may not be easier. I don't think it's easier, but that's because I havn't actually looked into it yet. So what do you think? Weight Length Capacity Ounces Pounds Tons Inches Feet Yards Miles Fluid Ounces Cups Pints Quarts Gallons Here is a map of where the customary system is used, the ones hilighted in red are where they are used The customary system is mostly used United States, as you can see, only a few small countries use the customary system
 * Customary Measurment System**
 * Units of Measurment in the Customary System**
 * Weight **
 * Length**
 * Capacity**
 * Where it is Used **

The conversions in the Cusotmary System have one simple formula, this is my version of it, to convert bigger units into smaller units you do this formula: B x S = C that stands for bigger unit times smaller unit equals the conversion. To covert smaller units to bigger units you do this formula: S / B = C that means smaller unit divided by the bigger unit equals the conversion.
 * Conversions**
 * Legnth**
 * 1 foot (ft. or ') || = || 12 inches (in. or ") ||
 * 1 yard (yd.) || = || 36 inches (in.) ||
 * 1 yard (yd.) || = || 3 feet (ft.) ||
 * 1 mile (mi.) || = || 5,280 feet (ft.) ||
 * 1 mile (mi.) || = || 1,760 yards (yd.) ||

|| 2 pints (pt.)  ||
 * Capacity**
 * 1 cup (c.) || = || 8 fluid ounces (fl. oz.) ||
 * 1 pint (pt.) || = || 2 cups (c.) ||
 * 1 quart (qt.) || = || 4 cups (c.) ||
 * 1 quart (qt.)  ||  =
 * 1 gallon (gal.) || = || 4 quarts (qt.) ||
 * Weight**
 * 1 pound (lb.) || = || 16 ounces (oz.) ||
 * 1 ton (T.) || = || 2,000 pounds (lb.) ||

 ** Gallon = Green, Quart = Crimson , Pint = Pink ,** **Cup = Blue** **Charts Capacity** A small cup of coffee holds approximately 1 cup. ||  A tall glass of lemonade or a container of Graeter's Icecream holds approximately 1 pint. ||  Oil comes in a quart-sized container. ||    A large container of milk or window washing fluid comes in a 1 gallon container  || The distance between the knuckles on your index finger is approximately 1 inch. || Your notebook is approximately 1 foot tall. || A baseball bat is approximately 1 yard long. || Long distances are measured in miles. The distance a vehicle travels is measured in miles. || A slice a bread weighs about 1 ounce. || A loaf of bread weighs about 1 pound. || A car weighs about 1 ton. ||
 * cups - c || pint - pt || quarts - qt || gallon - gal ||
 * || 1 pint = 2 cups || 1 quart = 2 pints || 1 gallon = 4 quarts ||
 * [[image:http://oldstersview.files.wordpress.com/2006/08/cup-of-coffee.jpg width="185" height="164"]]
 * Length**
 * Inch || Foot || Yard || Mile ||
 * || 1 foot = 12 inches || 1 yard = 3 feet || 1 mile = 5280 feet ||
 * [[image:http://www.mce.k12tn.net/measurement/hand.gif width="103" height="80"]]
 * Weight**
 * ounce || pound || ton ||
 * || 1 pound = 16 ounces || 1 ton = 2000 pounds ||
 * [[image:http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/72314/2/istockphoto_72314-slice-of-bread.jpg width="190" height="163"]]

In the metric system, the prefixes before the words usually mean something. Here's a chart that tells you what the prefixes mean
 * Metric System**

Gram Liter || deci- || centi- || milli- || Just like the customary system the Metric system uses length, weight, and capacity. As you read from above some people say the Metric system is more simple than the customary. Do you have an opinion on that? Millimeter Centimeter Decimeter Meter Kilometer Gram Kilogram Milliliter Liter The conversions to bigger to smaller units, you multiply the bigger unit by 1,000 then you add the (smaller) unit to the end of it. For smaller units to bigger units take the number of smaller units and divide it by 1,000, and add the (bigger) unit to the end of your answer. Some of them you do this with ten. In the charts it will tell you which ones Mass** 1000 milliliters** || A bottle of cola is one liter. A very large bottle holds 3 liters.** || 10 millimeters** || **1 decimeter = 10 centimeters** || **1 meter = 10 decimeters** || **1 kilometers = 1000 meters** || The edge of a dime is approximately 1 millimeter.** ||  ** A paperclip is approximately 1 centimeter wide.** || ** A crayon is approximately 1 decimeter long. ** || ** The distance from the floor to the door knob is approximately 1 meter. ** || ** The length of 6 city blocks is approximately 1 kilometer long. ** || A packet of sugar weighs about 1 gram. || A book weighs about 1 kilogram. || A car weighs about 1000 kilograms. ||
 * thousands || hundreds || tens || basic unit || tenths || hundredths || thousandths ||
 * 1000 || 100 || 10 || 1 || 0.1 || 0.01 || 0.001 ||
 * kilo- || hecto- || deca- || Meter
 * Units of the Metric System**
 * Length**
 * Weight**
 * Capacity**
 * Conversions**
 * Capacity**
 * 1 Liter (l) || = || 1000 Milliters (ml) ||
 * Length**
 * 1 Centimeter (cm) || = || 10 Millimeters (mm) ||
 * 1 Decimeter (dm) || = || 10 Centimeters (cm) ||
 * 1 Meter (m) || = || 10 Decimeters (dm) ||
 * 1 Kilometer (km) || = || 1000 (m) ||
 * Mass**
 * 1 kilogram (kg) || = || 1000 grams ||
 * Charts
 * **milliliter - ml** || **liter - l** ||
 * || **1 liter =
 * [[image:http://www.mce.k12tn.net/measurement/dropper.gif width="17" height="161"]]
 * Ten drops from a medicine dropper is approximately 1 milliliter.** ||  **[[image:http://drpeppersnapple.mediaroom.com/file.php/57/Canada+Dry+2+Liter.jpg width="65" height="158"]]
 * Length**
 * **millimeter - mm** || **centimeter -cm** || **decimeter - dm** || **meter - m** || **kilometer - km** ||
 * || **1 centimeter =
 * **[[image:http://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/images/blogs/United_States_dime_obverse_2002_public_domain.jpg width="115" height="119"]]
 * Capacity**
 * gram |||| kilogram ||
 * |||| 1 kilogram = 1000 grams ||
 * [[image:http://www.mce.k12tn.net/measurement/smbag.gif width="93" height="86"]]

Here are some links I used to help me build this page http://www.mce.k12tn.net/measurement/ http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles3/
 * Links**