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There are hundreds of different units within the Imperial system. Some of these are
Length:
inch, palm (=3"), hand (=4"), foot, yard, rod, chain, furlong, mile
Area:
square inch, square foot, etc, rood, acre
Volume:
cubic inch, cubic foot etc, (fluid) ounce, gill, cup, pint, quart, gallon, bucket, bushel, barrel, hogshead
Mass:
pennyweight, ounce, pound, stone, hundredweight, quarter, ton
Energy:
BTU, calorie, horsepower, therm.
In addition there are many more derived units such as pounds per square inch.
Note - the old English system was called Imperial - NOT English. In England the people now use the "Metric System" and have done so for some time now.
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How many liters you 20x30x40?
It depends on the units used in the measurements "20x30x40"
Which system of units is used by only a small number of countries in the world including the US?
Standard measurement, or "English measurement".
You do you need in a measurement?
Standard units are used for measurmen as there is a system called the SI units and that is considered as the international system of units that is why we use standard units for measurment .
What would you say to convince people to use a different system of standard units?
To Metric: The English system is only used by basically one country and is unnecessarily complicated! The metric system uses tens and its multiples, very simple! To English: Be different! Don't go with the flow of the world. English system is radical and AMERICAN!
How many 16x16 tiles required for 400 square feet of space?
The answer will depend on the units used for the tile measurements: 16 x 16 WHAT? Since you have not bothered to provide that crucial bit of information, I cannot provide a more useful answer.The answer will depend on the units used for the tile measurements: 16 x 16 WHAT? Since you have not bothered to provide that crucial bit of information, I cannot provide a more useful answer.The answer will depend on the units used for the tile measurements: 16 x 16 WHAT? Since you have not bothered to provide that crucial bit of information, I cannot provide a more useful answer.The answer will depend on the units used for the tile measurements: 16 x 16 WHAT? Since you have not bothered to provide that crucial bit of information, I cannot provide a more useful answer.
