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  2. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    Serving sizes on nutrition labelling on food packages in Canada employ the metric cup of 250 mL, with nutrition labelling in the US using a cup of 240 mL, based on the US customary cup. [ 4 ] In the UK, teaspoons and tablespoons are formally 1 ⁄ 96 and 1 ⁄ 32 of an imperial pint (5.92 mL and 17.76 mL), respectively.

  3. Metrication in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The legislation states that the federal government has a responsibility to assist industry, especially small business, as it voluntarily converts to the metric system of measurement. The legislation required most federal agencies to use the metric system in their procurement, grants, and other business-related activities by the end of 1992. [26]

  4. Imperial and US customary measurement systems - Wikipedia

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    The unit of volume, the gallon, has different values in the United States and in the United Kingdom – the US fluid gallon being about 0.83 imperial gallons and the US dry gallon being about 0.97 imperial gallons. The US fluid gallon was based on the wine gallon used in England prior to 1826.

  5. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    The United States system of units of 1832 is based on the system in use in Britain prior to the introduction to the British imperial system on January 1, 1826. [6] Both systems are derived from English units, a system which had evolved over the millennia before American independence, and which had its roots in both Roman and Anglo-Saxon units.

  6. Metrication - Wikipedia

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    The system was officially adopted by the federal government in 1975 for use in the military and government agencies, and as preferred system for trade and commerce. [167] Attempts in the 1990s to make it mandatory for federal and state road signage to use metric units failed and it remains voluntary. [168]

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    People looking to save money for a big trip or financial investment may want to make plans around an "extra" paycheck in their pocket.. Employees who get paid on a biweekly basis (every other week ...

  8. Here's what to know about Medicare's new $2,000 prescription ...

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    Millions of Medicare enrollees are likely to see relief in 2025 when a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug-spending goes into effect.

  9. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A metric ounce is an approximation of the imperial ounce, US dry ounce, or US fluid ounce. These three customary units vary. However, the metric ounce is usually taken as 25 or 30 ml (0.88 or 1.06 imp fl oz; 0.85 or 1.01 US fl oz) when volume is being measured, or in grams when mass is being measured.