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There are many ways that the metric system is more convenient than the English system of units, but they boil down to two broad reasons. The first reason is that it is much easier to convert between different types of measurement in the metric system. 1 milliliter (ml) of water weighs exactly 1 gram (g). 1 ml also has the volume of exactly 1 cubic centimeter (cm). Celsius is also based on the properties of water. 0oC is freezing, and 100oC is boiling. The English system is much more difficult: 32oF is freezing, and 212oF is boiling. 1 cubic foot (ft). = 7.48051948 US gallons (gal). However, a British gallon (or imperial gallon) is different. 1 cubic ft = 6.22883288 Imperial gallons 1 gallon of water weighs about 8.35 pounds (Lbs) in the U.S., but in Britain it weighs it weighs exactly 10 Lbs. So a gallon has a different volume depending on where you are, but metric is always the same. The other way that metric is more convenient than the English system is that metric is always based on multiples of ten, whereas the English system isn't really based on anything 1000 millimeters in a meter, 1000 meters in a kilometer. The same is true for grams and liters. But look at the English system: 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon, 16 tablespoons in cup, 2 cups in a pint, 2 pints in a quart, 4 quarts in a gallon. 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, 1760 yards in a mile. 16 ounces in a pound, 2000 pounds in an U.S. ton, but 2240 pounds in a British ton. As an example of how much more simple metric than the English system is, see if it takes you longer to figure out how many teaspoons are in a gallon versus how many milliliters are in a liter. ANSWER: 1000 milliliters in a liter, 768 teaspoons in a gallon.

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