American Measurement System

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1. Which distance unit does not belong to the American measurement system? inch furlong millimeter fathom

2. What is an English unit for volume? avoirdupois ounce square feet cubic feet feet

3. What is the relationship between a troy ounce and an avoirdupois ounce? An avoirdupois ounce is slightly larger They are equivalent There is no relationship A troy ounce is slightly larger

4. You are cooking with a recipe that called for 1/4 pound of butter. How many teaspoons of butter do you add? 8 24 6 12

5. In what American units do we buy paint? gallons square feet cubic feet feet

6. What type of material is not sold by the cubic yard? gravel concrete carpeting lawncare products

7. A jigger is a unit of volume. What is the ratio of the volume of a jigger to a fluid ounce? 1:1 3:2 2:1 1:2

8. "I love you a bushel and a peck." How much do I love you? these are invented units two bushels five pecks a lot

9. Modern pharmacies use the metric system, but until recently they used a unit that is approximately 65 milligrams. What is this unit that sounds as if it were invented by a wheat farmer? grain gram dram chaff

10. Temperature is measured in degrees. In the United States, if the weatherman says the daily high will be 90 degrees, what temperature measuring system is he using? Kelvin Celsius Fahrenheit Rankine