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It is a customary unit.
some items that are measrued in US customary are the yards on a football field, and the the length between the bases in baseball.
The pound is NOT a metric unit.
how big is your classroom? usually it is measured in yards most room area is actually measured in square feet in the US (which I presume is where your from as you are using yards as a measurement.) in metric regions it is measured in square meters. for reference, do a search on house floor plans.
Small distances such as the length of a pencil can be measured in inches, millimeters, and centimeters. Distances such as the height of you door or the length of a swimming pool are usually measured in feet, yards (customary units) meters, decameters or hecameters. (metric units) Then finally miles and kilometers which are usually used as how far you travel in a car. Hope this helped! ~ ClaireElaine
It is customary.
It is a customary unit.
It's both really,becauese it's measured in ml or grams
The opposing systems are imperial and metric, not customary. But, meters are metric.
some items that are measrued in US customary are the yards on a football field, and the the length between the bases in baseball.
The pound is NOT a metric unit.
Weight is a measure of the force exerted on a body by gravity. It can be measured in any recognized unit, either metric or old fashioned.
It can be more or less. An once (customary) is bigger than a gram (metric) but a pound (customary) is smaller than a kilogram (metric).
Metric.
Metric
Metric.
how big is your classroom? usually it is measured in yards most room area is actually measured in square feet in the US (which I presume is where your from as you are using yards as a measurement.) in metric regions it is measured in square meters. for reference, do a search on house floor plans.