Customary Units of Length
12 inches (in.) = 1 foot
3 feet (ft.) = 1 yard
36 inches = 1 Yard (yd.)
5,280 feet = 1 mile (mi.)
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Metric Units of Length
10 millimeters (mm) = 1 centimeter
1,000 millimeter = 1 meter (m)
100 centimeter (cm) = 1 meter
10 decimeter (dm) = 1 meter
1,000 meter = 1 kilometer (km)
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Customary Units of Capacity
2 cups (c) = 1 pint
1 pint (pt) = 2 cups
4 quarts (qt) = 1 gallon (gal)
1 quart = 4 cups or 2 pints
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Metric Units of Capacity
1 Liter (L) = 1,000 milliliters (mL)
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Customary Units of Weight
16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound
1 pound (lb.) = 16 ounces
1 ton = 2,000 pounds
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Metric Units of Measurement
1,000 grams (gm) = 1 kilogram
1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 g
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Customary Unit of Temperature degree Fahrenheit
Water freezes 32 degrees F
Water boils 212 degrees F
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Metric Unit of Temperature degree Celsius
Water freezes 0 degrees C
Water boils 100 degrees Celsius
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