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Both imperial and metric is currently used in the UK. The metric system is exclusively taught in UK schools. So, eventually, as children become adults, the metric system will become the norm. Resistance to using the metric system is usually from adults who were taught the imperial system when they were schoolchildren.
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What is the difference between a metric ton and an imperial ton?
1 metric tonne is 0.98419 long ton (UK imperial) or 1.1023113109 short ton (US). 1 metric tonne = 1000 kilograms 1 US short ton = 907.185 kilograms 1 UK long ton = 1016.05 kilograms
What is the difference between feet and meters?
metres is the base unit of length in the metric system feet is one of the main units of length in the imperial/US systems 1 m = 3'3'' 1 ft = 0.3048 m the metre is used in most parts of the world, except the USA which do not use metric. Canada and the UK also use feet a lot as a measurement despite being metric.
Is the imperial system of measurement used in other countries today?
"Other" implies that already have some countries in a list - and I do not know which countries are in your list. The main countries that have not adopted the SI system are the US, Myanmar and Liberia. Some, like the UK, adopted the SI but its implementation is only half-hearted.
Is foot not an English conventional unit of measure?
Schools in the UK have largely converted to the metric system. While the old Imperial system is prominent in some areas of engineering that, too has mostly changed. Few, if any, school leavers nowadays could readily convert Imperial to Metric, except with the most basic units.
Why is it important that we understand the metric system?
We have to communicate with other people so we need to use the same system, in all the world the most common is the metric system. Americans like to use their system (for example, they use feet, inches..), it's not the best way to communicate with others! UK is predominantly metric in weight and volumes but still will uses imperial for distance /measuring now but may still used So it is necessary to use the same system, I have already said the best one (most common hence useful) is the metric system.
