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US Customary System of Measurement
The US customary system (also called the US system or English system) is the measurement system commonly used in the United States for everyday quantities. It organizes units into three main categories:
Length: inch (in.), foot (ft), yard (yd), mile (mi)
- foot inches
- yard feet
- mile feet
Weight: ounce (oz), pound (lb), ton
- pound ounces
- ton pounds
Capacity (liquid volume): cup (c), pint (pt), quart (qt), gallon (gal)
- pint cups
- quart pints
- gallon quarts
Unlike the metric system, the conversion factors between US customary units are not based on powers of , so they must be memorized individually.
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Mixed Units of Measurement in the US System
As a logistics coordinator for a regional shipping company, you must be familiar with standard US customary units to calculate shipping weights and dimensions. Match each unit of measurement with its equivalent value.
A logistics coordinator is updating a shipping manifest and needs to verify the weight of a package for inventory records. According to the US customary system, how many ounces are equivalent to 1 pound?
A kitchen manager is training a new employee to organize liquid inventory. Arrange the following US customary units of capacity in order from the smallest volume (1) to the largest volume (4).
A warehouse supervisor is preparing a freight manifest for a large industrial shipment weighing 1 ton. To ensure the load is compatible with a forklift that has its capacity labeled in pounds, the supervisor must recall that in the US customary system, 1 ton is equivalent to ____ pounds.
A civil engineer is reviewing the specifications for a new walking trail that measures exactly 1 mile in length. In the US customary system, the engineer correctly identifies that this distance is equivalent to 5,280 feet.
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A facilities manager is planning the layout for a new modular office space. The architectural blueprints specify that each privacy screen has a width of exactly 1 yard. To ensure the floor markings are accurate for a construction team using a tape measure marked in feet, the manager must recall that 1 yard is equivalent to how many feet?
A maintenance supervisor is ordering floor sealant for a warehouse renovation. The sealant is sold in 1-gallon containers, but the application instructions specify the coverage area based on quarts. To ensure the order is correct, the supervisor must recall that in the US customary system, 1 gallon is equivalent to how many quarts?