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Every country on Earth has officially adopted the metric (SI) system for
manufacturing and trade, with only three holdouts: Liberia, Burma,
and the USA.

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Does it make any difference which metric system the US use?

Yes. Most of the rest of the world except for the United States and one other country uses the metric system, measuring with meters, kilometers, e.t.c. We use feet, inches, miles, e.t.c. this can cause various complications when measuring. Even though we have different system of measuring things, the metric system is commonly used in the USA regardless. In physics, most students are taught calculations with metric system measurements.


What are two reasons a common measuring system is important?

a) The use of a common measuring system makes it easier for people from different countries to communicate with each other. b) The use of a common measuring system means a maesurement in that unit has the same value anywhere in the world.


Why do you measure in inches?

Different measuring systems use different units of measurement. The United States still uses feet and inches simply because it has not converted to the system used by the rest of the world.


What is America's measuring system?

America use the Imperial system.


Why do scientist use the metric system?

It is a more precise way of measuring


What measurements does Spain use?

Spain, and the rest of the world (excluding the USA, Liberia, and Burma) use the metric system of measurement


What is the volume of a ball with the diameter of 9 inches?

The answer is to use the metric system like the rest of the world.


What is the system of measuring that most scientists use around the world?

cgs (centimetre,gram,seconds) or SI system i.e mks (metre, kilogram,seconds)


Why do you use RPMS instead of meters per second?

Here in the United States we use the Standard System not the Metric System like the rest of the world uses.


Does Asia use a measuring system if so what is it?

Yes, it is called the metric system


Does Germany use Metric or US costumary system?

Germany, in line with the rest of the world except the U.S., uses the metric system.


How long is a yard in our measuring system?

I don't know what measuring system you use, but I do know that: 1yard = 3 ft = 36in = 91.44cm = 0.9144m