Imperial Units & Conversions
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Imperial Units & Conversions
The chart below is an interesting (& small) snapshot of the complexity of the archaic
Imperial (British) system of measurement. It was used for centuries before the Metric
(SI) system was introduced in the mid-1900s. Canada continues to use it because the
United States (our neighbour and trading partner) is one of the few countries to still use
the Imperial System.
Quantity
Unit
Relationships
Name
Symbol
inch
Length
in
foot
ft
12 in
yard
yd
3 ft
mile
mi
5280 ft
2
Area
square inch
sq in OR in
2
2
square foot
ft
144 in
2
2
square yard
yd
9 ft
square mile
sq mi
640 acres
2
acre
43 560 ft
3
Volume & Capacity
cubic inch
cu in OR in
3
3
cubic foot
ft
1728 in
3
3
cubic yard
yd
27 ft
Liquid Volume
minim
min
fluid dram
fl dr
60 min
fluid ounce
fl oz
8 fl dr
cup
cp or c
8 fl oz
(liquid) pint
pt
2 c
(liquid) quart
qt
2 pt
(liquid) gallon
gal
4 qt
Dry Volume
pint
pt
quart
qt
2 pt
peck
pk
8 qt
bushel
bu
4 pk
Mass (Weight)
gram
gr
lb
1 7000
dram
gr
dr
27 11 32
ounce
oz
16 dr
pound
lb
16 oz
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