What are the four advantages to the American system of measurement?

Answer 1

The metric system is the international system of measurement. It was designed with several goals in mind. Neutral and universal Any laboratory can make a model of the base units. Starting with length, the meter was determined by the distance between two lines of latitude. This can be measured at any location on earth with the proper instruments. Once the length is established, a cube can be constructed that is 1/10 km on each edge. The volume of this cube is the liter. Everyone has access to water, so fill this cube with water and you have a kilogram of weight at 3.98 degrees celsius. Oh, yes, you also had to develop a thermometer by dividing the difference between water's freezing and boiling points into 100 equal parts. Decimal multiples The metric system is decimal. The next larger unit is always 10 times as large, the next smaller always 1/10 as large. You don't have to remember 12 inches to a foot, 3 feet to a yard, are there four pints in a quart or only two, etc. To convert, simply move the decimal point. Prefixes All derived units use a common set of prefixes for each multiple. "Kilo" means 1000 whether it is used both for mass (kilogram) or length (kilometre). A few units such as the tonne (megagram) and quintal (100 kilograms) survive from old units but have been rounded to metric. The prefixes which come from the Greek language (kilo, mega, giga) are multipliers and those with Latin origins (centi, milli) are divisors.
Here are a number advantages of the metric system and its measures.

Why is the metric system easier than Imperial? The most frequently given answers include:

1…Because metric is simple and consistent. There is only one meter and one kilometer and one liter..Unlike the mile (3 miles, international mile, US Survey mile, nautical mile.) and two gallons (Imperial gallon and US gallon) metric is simple and less confusing, fewer errors, less cost.

2…Because it dramatically reduces conversion factors in calculations. Less time doing calculations, fewer errors, less wastage in material and time, less cost.

3…Because metric prefix's enable whole numbers only. Avoiding decimal fractions and missinteruptation and errors.

4…Because metric offers units from very large to very small.

5…Because metric dimensions are easier to divide by three.

6…Because it has links between related measurements.

7…Because it uses logical symbols.

8..Because it is the only properly maintained system.

9..Because practically everyone uses it. For more than 95% of the world population, the metric system is the customary system of units, and for more than half of the industrialized world, it has been for at least a century.

Also

I beleive that the metric system is better than Imperial measures because..

The metric system is a system.

The metric system is the only measurement method ever developed as a complete system. All previous attempts used random developments at different places, at different times, and for different purposes.

The metric system is universal.

The metric system has been gradually adopted by all of the world's people. Despite often-vigorous opposition, the metric system has always been successful.

The metric system is coherent.

Because the metric system was developed as a complete system, it was possible to design it so that it has an internal consistency. Its internal coherence means that if you learn one part of the metric system you can easily extend your knowledge to all other parts.

The metric system is capable.

All crafts, trades, and professions can successfully use the metric system. Although the structure of the metric system is quite simple, it can be used in every human activity.

The metric system is equitable.

The metric system is fair and just to all who use it.

The metric system is simple.

The metric system uses only 7 base units and 22 units with special names - 29 units in all. There are now only 20 old measures left that are non-SI units currently accepted for use with the International System.

The metric system is supported.

International treaties and research keep the metric system modern and forward looking.

The metric system is fundamental.

The metric system is the only system used internationally. It is now fundamental to all measurements, both old and new.

The metric system is unique.

The metric system is unique because: it was planned; it is decimal; it has prefixes; and it is human in scale. It is unique because there has never been a measuring system like it.

The metric system is legal.

Legislation in every country in the world supports the metric system. It is often the sole method of measurement recognised by governments. International agreements also support the metric system so that contracts written in metric units have validity across international borders.

Answer 2

The ease of division by 3 and 4 in the inch-foot system beats the division by 5 available in metric systems. Only when quantities become large does the metric approach (decimal, unified units) become an advantage over a system that has subunits of 16 per inch and 12 per foot. In a normal human environment where building human scaled objects and structures are the business at hand the advantages are far and away more useful to be able to divide evenly and exactly by thirds. It is much more uncommon to need to divide anything by five. Both systems handle halving generally well. What matters most next? Thirds! Not Fifths!

Answer 3

The main advantage to the American measurement is that it divides well. That is, half a foot, a third of a foot, a quarter foot, a sixth of a foot, and a twelfth of a foot all come out to an even number of inches.

The disadvantage to this is that the decimal cannot simply be moved - In the metric system, it is incredibly easy to convert units because the only division is by ten.

Answer 4

It isn't better, it is worse. The international system (metric system):

• Is easier for calculations.
• Is already an international standard.
• Uses a consistent set of units.

Answer 5

If the US uses the metric system then the whole world would use the Metric System. (other than Liberia and Myanmar) There would be no need for converting Imperial to Metric anymore.