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Equivalents and Measures - Exploratorium

The document provides information on equivalencies between US customary and metric units for volume, temperature, weight, and length. It includes tables that list common conversions between units like cups, tablespoons, ounces, pounds, inches, and their metric equivalents in milliliters, grams, centimeters. The document also notes some differences between US and British customary units.

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Volume (Dry)
American Standard Metric
1/8 teaspoon .5 ml
1/4 teaspoon 1 ml
1/2 teaspoon 2 ml
3/4 teaspoon 4 ml
1 teaspoon 5 ml
1 tabl espoon 15 ml
1/4 cup 59 ml
1/3 cup 79 ml
1/2 cup 118 ml
2/3 cup 158 ml
3/4 cup 177 ml
1 cup 225 ml
2 cups or 1 pi nt 450 ml
3 cups 675 ml
4 cups or 1 quart 1 l i ter
1/2 gal l on 2 l i ters
1 gal l on 4 l i ters
Volume (Liquid)
American
Standard
(Cups & Quarts )
American
Standard
(Ounces)
Metric
(Milliliters &
Liters)
2 tbsp 1 fl . oz. 30 ml
1/4 cup 2 fl . oz. 60 ml
1/2 cup 4 fl . oz. 125 ml
1 cup 8 fl . oz. 250 ml
1 1/2 cups 12 fl . oz. 375 ml
2 cups or 1 pi nt 16 fl . oz. 500 ml
4 cups or 1 quart 32 fl . oz. 1000 ml or 1 l i ter
1 gal l on 128 fl . oz. 4 l i ters

Oven Temperatures
American Standard Metric
250 F 130 C
300 F 150 C
350 F 180 C
400 F 200 C
450 F 230 C
Weight (Mass)
American Standard
(Ounces)
Metric
(Grams)
1/2 ounce 15 grams
1 ounce 30 grams
3 ounces 85 grams
3.75 ounces 100 grams
4 ounces 115 grams
8 ounces 225 grams
12 ounces 340 grams
16 ounces or 1 pound 450 grams
Dry Measure Equivalents

3 teaspoons 1 tablespoon 1/2 ounce 14.3 grams
2 tablespoons 1/8 cup 1 ounce 28.3 grams
4 tablespoons 1/4 cup 2 ounces 56.7 grams
5 1/3 tablespoons 1/3 cup 2.6 ounces 75.6 grams
8 tablespoons 1/2 cup 4 ounces 113.4 grams
12 tablespoons 3/4 cup 6 ounces .375 pound
32 tablespoons 2 cups 16 ounces 1 pound
British and American Variances
Term Abbreviation Nationality Dry or liquid Metric equivalent Equivalent in context
cup c., C. usually liquid 237 milliliters 16 tablespoons or 8 ounces
ounce fl oz, fl. oz.
American liquid only 29.57 milliliters
British either 28.41 milliliters
gallon gal.
American liquid only 3.785 liters 4 quarts
British either 4.546 liters 4 quarts
inch in, in. 2.54 centimeters
dry 28.35 grams 1/16 pound
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ounce oz, oz. American
liquid see OUNCE see OUNCE
pint p., pt.
American
liquid 0.473 liter 1/8 gallon or 16 ounces
dry 0.551 liter 1/2 quart
British either 0.568 liter
pound lb. dry 453.592 grams 16 ounces
quart q., qt, qt.
American
liquid 0.946 liter 1/4 gallon or 32 ounces
dry 1.101 liters 2 pints
British either 1.136 liters
teaspoon t., tsp., tsp either about 5 milliliters 1/3 tablespoon
tablespoon T., tbs., tbsp. either about 15 milliliters 3 teaspoons or 1/2 ounce
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