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The metric system and standard, or English, system are two sets of standards that are used for quantifying weights and measures.
You are trying to compare mass(weight) with length. 'Pounds(lb)' is a unit of mass from the Imperial System of weights and measures. 'Metres(m)' is a unit of length from the Metric System of weights and measures.
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No they are not.
The measurement system is in milliliters. Gallons are British (the Imperial system of measurement), or, slightly smaller, American. Gallons are not part of the metric system, thus are not measures in millilitres.
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The UK changes its measurement system from imperial to metric in the 1980's. This was to coincide with European Legislation on weights and measures.
The metric system and standard, or English, system are two sets of standards that are used for quantifying weights and measures.
You are trying to compare mass(weight) with length. 'Pounds(lb)' is a unit of mass from the Imperial System of weights and measures. 'Metres(m)' is a unit of length from the Metric System of weights and measures.
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Yes.
No they are not.
The system of imperial units or the imperial system is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824, which was later refined and reduced. The system came into official use across the British Empire.
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