An introduction to units for measuring distance, volume, and mass. The units used in this tutorial are metric units, not U.S. customary units.
The International System of Units used today is based on the metric system. The United States, however, likes to dance to the beat of a different drummer and still uses the old British Imperial System (U.S. customary system) for most of its measuring. This tutorial introduces you U.S. customary units for measuring distance, volume, and weight.
Learn which units of measurement you should use in different situations.
Learn how convert from measurements in big units (like kilograms) to measurements in small units (like grams). For example, 2 kilograms is the same as 2000 grams.
Learn how to solve a variety of problems involving time.
Learn how to solve a variety of problems involving money.