American Measurement System

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

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

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

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? cubic feet feet square feet gallons

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

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

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

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? Celsius Fahrenheit Rankine Kelvin