Based on my oral "quizzing" of college students here at the beginning of
my courses I would say the answer to all the below is "very few". Even
fewer know that there are two different pounds used in the US. Even
fewer than that know that there are two different sizes of quarts (dry
and fluid)!
Jim
Stephen Davis wrote:
>
> America seems to be one of the last bastions of the imperial system, yet I
> would ask this.
>
> How many Americans actually know how many ounces there are in a pound, or
> how many pints there are in each gallon?
>
> The imperial system is deemed so good by it's supporters, yet I understand
> the US gallon is different to the British gallon, so it's not a very
> reliable measurement, is it?
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve.
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