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What is the difference between customary measurements and the metric measurements?
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∙ 11y ago
Metric measurements use powers of 10.
Any other system has NO bases or logic.
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∙ 11y ago
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logical answers are all basic math
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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.
Is a foot customary or metric?
It is a customary unit.
Is a pound metric or customary?
The pound is NOT a metric unit.
Is a liter customary or metric?
Metric.
Is inches customary or metric?
I'm guessing by customary, you mean imperial. if so inches are customary/imperial
Is celsius temperature related more to metric measurements or to customary measurements?
Yes.
Do scientists use the customary system or the metric system of measurements?
They use the metric system.
What is the difference between the US Customary System and the Metric System?
The customary units are ones we use everyday. metric units usually have the word meter on it. my teacher taught me meter metric no meter no metric.
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.
What is the difference between metric tools and standard tools?
In most of the world, there is no difference, because the metric system is the customary system.In a few isolated hold-out corners of the world, such as the USA, the English system is still customary.In those places, the main difference between the metric system and their customary system is that theircustomary system is a lot harder for their people to learn than the metric system would be.
Is a foot customary or metric?
It is a customary unit.
What is 600mm inchs?
600 millimeters in metric measurements is the equivalent of 23.622 inches in US customary measurements. One inch is the equivalent of 25.4 millimeters.
What are the similarities of the metric and customary measurements?
Some similarities of the metric and customary systems
Is a meter customary or metric?
The opposing systems are imperial and metric, not customary. But, meters are metric.
What is the difference between metric and imperial?
Imperial measurements are based on multiples of various numbers eg 16 ozs in a pound, 14 pounds in a stone etc. Metric measurements are based on multiples of 10 eg 1000 grams in a kilogram etc. This makes Metric measurements easier to use in calculations.
How much does a gallon of milk weigh in customary and metric measurements?
One US gallon of producer's milk (not skimmed, semi-skimmed, homogenised etc), weighs 10.1 pounds-force in customary measure and 44.5 newton in metric measure.
Is a pound metric or customary?
The pound is NOT a metric unit.
