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To comply with the internationally accepted SI units.

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how would the US metric system help you?

The US does not use the metric system.


Why does the US teach their students the metric system if they do not use it?

Anyone who does any science in the US will need to use the metric system because other scientist across the world will be using the system. In international trade, too, many commodities and product specifications are in the metric system.


How much is a kilometer based on the us metric system?

There isn't a separate US metric system, the metric system is international and the same everywhere. So one kilometre in the U.S.A. is one kilometre.


What us the difference in the metric sistem and the us long measure?

metric system is for commies


Which of these units belongs to both us and metric system?

The unit of length, meters, belongs to both the US Customary System and the metric system.


What math system does the us use?

The Metric System.


Does US use the metric system?

No


Is the metric system used in the US?

No


Can the US go on the metric system?

We could. but we'd need the president to "okay" it. we just like to be different.


When did US get metric?

The US has not converted to the Metric System yet. We are still using the English Customary.


Which of these units is a part of both US and metric system?

The unit of mass, the kilogram, is a part of both the US customary system and the metric system. In the US customary system, pounds are used for mass measurement, while the metric system uses kilograms.


What unit belong to both us metric system?

The only unit that appears in both the modern SI (metric) system and the old fashioned system is the second.