1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons

1 cup = 16 tablespoons

1 pint = 2 cups

1 quart = 2 pints

1 gallon = 4 quarts

1 foot = 12 inches

1 yard = 3 feet

1 mile = 1,760 yards

1 pound = 16 ounces

1 ton = 2,000 pounds

This is not a complete list of the measurements used in the United States, but is simply a sampling.

Our question for the day is: how do you feel about the metric system?

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