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What does imperial mean in maths?
A system of weights and measures originally developed in England. Similar but not always the same as US standard units. Example of Imperial measures: Length: inches, feet, yards. Area: square feet, acres.
What is the origin of imperial units?
They originated from the Roman system of weights and measures
What are the two systems of weights and measures which are legal in the US?
Inches an Centimeters
What type of measures are the range and the standard deviation?
They are measures of the spread of data.
Is stones imperial or metric?
Stones are units of weight in the Imperial Weights & Measures System.
Congress can fix the standard for what and measures?
the congress can fix standards for weights
What is fix standard weights and measures?
federal goverment
Which branch of government can create standard weights and measures?
congress
What is city sealers?
employees responsible for checking standard weights and measures of businesses. A+
What is a city sealer?
employees responsible for checking standard weights and measures of businesses. A+
Who creates standard weights and measures?
In the U.S., the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Who has the responsibility to fix the standard of weights and measures According to the US constitution?
federal government
Who or what city sealers?
City Sealers are employees responsible for checking standard weights and measures of businesses.
Who or what are city sealers?
City Sealers are employees responsible for checking standard weights and measures of businesses.
What is the advantage of the metric system of weights and measures?
It is an international standard, and it is much easier to calculate with the metric system.
Who decides the standard of weights and measures?
In the United States, Congress has the constitutional right to fix standards, but except for purposes of customs and internal revenue, weights and measures legislation has been, for the most part, permissive. Sets of official weights and measures were sent to the states in 1856, but legislation and enforcement are largely state prerogatives.
Why would it be hard to buy a piece of land or a new cart with measures of barley?
because the grain was measured out according to standard weights
