The metric system in canada is so confusing. can u give me quick guides?

Question

like how to convert customary to metric?

Answer 1

If driving in Canada and see a street sign that says 100kms per hour go 60 miles per hour

Sign says 50kms drive 30 per hour

Kms to miles ....multiply kms by 6.2 to get correct mileage

One kilogram is 2.2 pounds short for kilo

454 grams is 1 pound

When buying gas for car 1 gallon is 3.78 litres

On the average people in Canada do not use the metric system to describe themselves in conversations...

Instead will say I am 6"foot and weigh 200 pounds

Sounds better than

Well...I am 182.88 centimetre and weigh 90.72 kilos!!

Hope this helps

Answer 2

There are in straightforward terms 3 international locations interior the international that have not observed the metric gadget : usa, Liberia & Burma. Canada began this is 'metrification' in 1970 below Pierre Trudeau's Liberal government. No political events have been ever damaging to it. The metric gadget is in order that logical, this is a no-brainer. Why keep some previous archaic gadget of 12 inches to a foot, 3 ft to a backyard, god is conscious what number yards in a mile (without finding, do YOU additionally know??). In metric, each and every thing is in 10's, hassle-free! That reported, there are nonetheless previous those which will say issues in ft and miles.

Answer 3

The speed limit on most urban streets is 50km/h which means 30mp/h.
If the sign reads 80 or 90 km/h this means you can travel at 50 and 55 mp/h respectively.

When it reads 100 or 110 km/h it tells you that you can travel at 65 and 70 mp/h respectively.


Kilometres and/or mileage
10 km is 6.2 miles.
24 km is 14.88 miles.
50 km is 32 miles.
105 km is 65 miles.
The way to figure this out is: miles x 1.61 = km


Liquids
Gasoline is sold by the litre.
One Canadian or Imperial gallon = 4.5 litres.
One U.S. gallon = 3.78 litres.
25 litres is 5.5 Imperial gallons.
The easiest way to figure this out is: litres x .22 = Imperial gallons

Imperial to Metric

1 inch [in] 2.54 cm
1 foot [ft] 12 in 0.3048 m
1 yard [yd] 3 ft 0.9144 m
1 mile 1760 yd 1.6093 km
1 int nautical mile 2025.4 yd 1.852 km


Temperature

When it's zero on the Celsius scale then it's 32 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale. If it's 100 degrees on the Celsius scale, the Fahrenheit scale reads 212.
A 10 degree Celsius day is a chilly 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
When the temperature reaches 15C it is almost 60 F.
20C is a comfortable 68F.
25C is a balmy 77F.
30C is 86F and a good time for a swim.
35C is 95F, and you'll wish it wasn't.
To figure out the Celsius temperatures, use the following equation:
Celsius x 1.8 plus 32 = Fahrenheit.

Answer 4

Metric. It actually is more user friendly than imperial (the US standard) Everything is in bunches of 10. centi

Temp = celcius. 0 is freezing. 10 is mild. 20 is warm. 30 is hot. 40 is super hot.

Speed = kmph. 50 is standard speed limit. 100 is highway.

Just wondering - Why do you need to convert? Things are much easier to understand if you do not try to relate them to something that it doesn't relate to. Metric does not related to Imperial. You only confuse yourself by forcing it.

Answer 5

Having lived in the U.S. and the rest-of-the-world, I can give you the essentials:
1 mile = 1.6 kilometres
1 foot = 0.3048 metres
1 yard = 0.91 metres
1 inch = 2.54 centimetres
1 gallon = 3.8 litres
10 millimetres = 1 centimetre
1000 millimetres = 100 centimetres = 1 metre
1000 metres = 1 kilometre (remember the kilo)
1000 millilitres = 1 litre
As for temperatures, it's easier to "get a feel" as opposed to carry out the calculations:
-5C ~ 23F
0C ~ 32F
5C ~ 41F
10C ~ 50F
15C ~ 59F
25C ~ 77F
35C ~ 95F
100C ~ 212F
Get the trend?

Answer 6

For the temperature: (exp) 3 degrees C; multiply it by 2.2; then add 32; = 38.6 degrees F.
Kilometres: (exp) 100 kilometres; multiply (apprx) 6; then lop off the last 0; = 60 miles.
As for the rest, I'm still trying to figure that out for myself.

Answer 7

Try here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._customary_units

Trust me, it's nowhere near as confusing as the US customary/UK imperial systems are to someone who's used to metric.