Because the metric unit is used in the rest of the world. We are perhaps the only country with our own customary unit system.
It is (a) an international standard, and (b) much easier to use, because of the decimal factors.
because it goes by 10s and is alot easier. and the rest of the world uses it.
The US does not use the metric system.
it is not as complex and can be changed easily
No
Personally I think the metric system is better because it is easier in my opinion. When you think about it though, pretty much every teacher in the US has taught their students through the metric system and to change it would be complicated and the parents would even be confused too.
It's way easier and less prone to confusion that the old national systems. Even in the US, which hasn't gone metric, scientists use SI.
yes, you will encounter it sometime and it is really much easier to learn than the "English system".
The metric system is in place as a standard unit of measurement. It's important to use standardized units so that scientists elsewhere, anywhere, can repeat the investigations to confirm the work.
The Metric System.
Yes, we use the Metric system. Celsius, Metres, and all that. Although most of us can use either system.
Every civilised country in the world uses the metric system.