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In this KS2 Maths article you'll learn how to convert different units used to measure volume, mass and length. We also have a KS2 Maths quiz and lots of examples ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Conversion to metric system would be wise Mike Meehan, Las Vegas Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009 | 2:02 a.m.
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Is The Metric System Actually Better?

The metric system vs. imperial system debate has raged on for years, but is one truly better? From NASA losing a $328 million ...
The old system was fairly dumb. If we asked people to convert from metric back to the old system, with all these 3’s and 12’s and 5,280’s, they would tell you that you’re out of your mind.
The White House ends the response by saying ‘choose to live your life in metric if you want’. Basically, do whatever you want because the US will never officially change to the metric system ...
While children starting school this week will learn the metric system, many Britons remain attached to imperial measures. Will the UK ever give them up?
When Democrat Lincoln Chafee told a group of mostly young journalists and even younger college students that if elected president he would convert the U.S. to the metric system, the response in ...