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The U.S. customary units: are more commonly known in the US as English units or standard units. are the non-metric units of measurement that are presently used in the United States.

Length is measured in… Inches Feet Yards And Miles

Inches (in. or ”) Foot (ft. or ’) Yards (yd. or yds.) Miles (mi.) The end of your thumb to your first joint is about 1 inch long. Foot (ft. or ’) An egg carton is about a foot long. There are 12 inches in a foot. Yards (yd. or yds.) A standard doorway is about a yard in width. There are 3 feet in a yard. Miles (mi.) A mile is about 2000 steps. There are 1,760 yards in a mile.

To… You need to.. To Go From… This amount. INCHES FEET DIVIDE BY 12 YARDS 36 MILES 63,360 MULTIPLY BY 3 5,280 1,760

Weight is measured in… Ounces Pounds And Tons

Ounces (oz.) Pounds (lb. or lbs.) Tons (T. or Ts.) A serving of dry cereal weighs about one ounce. Pounds (lb. or lbs.) A loaf of bread is about a pound. There are 16 ounces in a pound. Tons (T. or Ts.) A small car may weigh about a ton. There are 2000 pounds in a ton.

To… You need to.. To Go From… This amount. OUNCES POUNDS DIVIDE BY 16 TONS 32,000 MULTIPLY BY 2,000

Capacity is measured in… Fluid Ounces Cups Pints Quarts And Gallons

Fluid Ounces (fl. oz.) Cups (c.) Pints (pt.) Quarts (qt.) About a gulp of liquid. Cups (c.) A regular cup of coffee is about a cup. There are 8 fluid ounces in a cup. Pints (pt.) A small bottle of cola are about a pint. There are 2 cups in a pint. Quarts (qt.) Oil is usually found in quart containers. There are 2 pints in a quart. Gallons (gal.) Milk is commonly found in gallon containers. There are 4 quarts in a gallon.

To Go From… To… You need to.. This amount. FLUID OUNCES CUPS DIVIDE BY 8 PINTS 16 QUARTS 32 GALLON 128 MULTIPLY BY 2 4 GALLONS

Time is measured in… Seconds Minutes Hours Days Weeks Months Years

Seconds (sec.) Minutes (min.) Hours (hr.) Days Weeks (wk.) About the time to say second. Minutes (min.) The time of a most commercials. There are 60 seconds in a minute. Hours (hr.) About the time it takes to watch two different TV cartoons. There are 60 minutes in an hour. Days There are 24 hours in a day. Weeks (wk.) There are 7 days in a week. Months (mo.) There may be 4 or 5 weeks in a month. Year (yr.) There are 12 months in a year.

To… You need to.. To Go From… This amount. SECONDS MINUTES DIVIDE BY 60 HOURS 360 DAYS 86,400 WEEKS 604,800 YEARS 31,536,000 MULTIPYL BY 1,440 10,080 525,600 MULTIPLY BY 24 168 8,760

To… You need to.. To Go From… This amount. DAYS SECONDS MULTIPLY BY 86,400 MINUTES MULTIPY BY 1,440 HOURS 24 WEEKS DIVIDE BY 7 YEARS 365 604,800 10,080 168 52 MONTHS 12 31,536,000 525,600 8,760