Here is a rundown on what is hapening in Britain re measurements
Yet, much of British everyday life is untouched by metric and indeed in many cases people are forced to use imperial.
Despite working in metric units, medical professionals feel obliged to convert to imperial when communicating with patients.
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The French decimal metric system is taught in British schools. Nonetheless, all signs on roads and walkways must be in the Imperial metric system (miles, yards, feet, inches); height signs may also include metres. All beer, cider and milk is legally required to be sold in pints. Fruit, vegetables and meat are generally quoted in pounds and ounces, often with kilo quotes as well. Also, weights for packaged goods are frequently given as gramme equivalents for what is really an amount in pounds and ounces (eg package label gives 227gr of coffee, which in fact is 1/2 lb).
Any metric unit of area could be used. The one that makes the most sense,
because it produces the most convenient number, is the square kilometer.
The official number is 78,772 of them.
A metric square measure is called a square meter (m²). It is the standard unit of area measurement in the metric system.
The metric unit used to measure the area of a door is typically square meters (m²) or square centimeters (cm²).
Square feet can't be converted to metric tons. Square feet measure area, while metric tons measure mass.
Metres, to measure its length or width, square metres to measure its area.
Square metres.