Traditional measurements

Another system of units is the traditional system, which units are:

Measurements of length

To convert a unit into another we will use the column of equivalences.

Example

Convert $5$ feet into inches. Since:

$1$ foot $= 12$ inches, then:

$5$ feet $= 5 \cdot 12$ inches $= 60$ inches.

Namely, $5$ feet are $60$ inches.

To convert a unit into another we will use the column of equivalences.

Example

Convert $32$ ounces into pounds, using:

$1$ ounce $= \frac{1}{4}$ pound, then:

$32$ ounces $= 32 \cdot \frac{1}{4}$ pounds $= 8$ pounds.

Therefore, $32$ ounces are $8$ pounds.

The unit to measure liquids was the pitcher (which are $16, 3$ liters), while for the solids was the bushel (which are $55, 5$ liters).

To measure surface, only a bushel of soil was used, which is approximately $6.500 m^{2}$ .