MEASUREMENT
METRIC V.S. US STANDARD
Metric
- Liter example: two liter bottle of soda
- Meter example: 1,609.34 meters = one mile
- Centimeter example: one meter
US
- Gallon example: gallon of milk
- Foot example: 12 inches
- Inch example: 36 inches= one yard
US? or Metric?
soda bottle
two liters , metric
milk
one gallon , US
ruler
twelve inches, 30.48 centemeters, metric and US
Have you decided in which one you like better?
Americans use metric and US
Liquid: when we buy soda we buy it by the liter, when we buy milk we buy it by the gallon
Length: sometimes we use inches, sometimes we use centimeters