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The feet and inches system was invented in Britain; it's called the Imperial System in Britain as it was manditory in the British Empire.
Nowadays, most commonwealth countries have switched to the metric system - even Britain is officially metric although feet and inches are widely used, speed limits must be in mph and road signs are almost entirely in miles, yards or feet.
Apart from Britain, feet and inches are used in the USA. There are also occasional usages in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other commonwealth and other former imperial countries.
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What are the costumary measurements?
They are the U.S. measurements. Instead of the Metric system that uses meters, the Customary system uses feet and inches.
Why scientist use meter and centimeter than feet and inches?
Scientists use meter and centimeter rather than inches and feet because they have to share their results with other countries. America is the only country that uses feet and inches while the rest of the world uses the metric system.
What is the name of the measurement system that uses inches feet and yards?
The imperial system - so called because of its wide-spread use across the British Empire.
Why do you measure in inches?
Different measuring systems use different units of measurement. The United States still uses feet and inches simply because it has not converted to the system used by the rest of the world.
What do they call the unit of measurement where they use feet inches and miles?
Feet, inches, and miles are part of the English system of measurement.
