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    • Amelie Zeringue and William R. Thibodeaux
    • Nicholls State University

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    Measurement and Conversion Charts

    Formulas for Exact Measurement
      WHEN YOU KNOW: MULTIPLY BY: TO FIND:
    Mass (weight) Ounces 28.35 grams
      Pounds 0.45 kilograms
      Grams 0.035 ounces
      Kilograms 2.2 pounds
    Volume (capacity) Teaspoons 5.0 milliliters
      Tablespoons 15.0 milliliters
      Fluid Ounces 29.57 milliliters
      Cups 0.24 liters
      Pints 0.47 liters
      Quarts 0.95 liters
      Gallons 3.785 liters
      Milliliters 0.034 fluid ounces
    Temperature Fahrenheit 5/9 (after subtracting 32) celsius
      Celsius 9/5 (then add 32) fahrenheit
    Rounded Measurement for Quick Reference
    1 oz.   = 30 g
    4 oz.   = 120 g
    8 oz.   = 240 g
    16 oz. = 1 lb. = 480 g
    32 oz. = 2 lb. = 960 g
    36 oz. = 2¼ lb. = 1000 g (1 kg)
    1/4 tsp. = 1/24 fl. oz. = 1 ml
    ½ tsp. = 1/12 fl. oz. = 2 ml
    1 tsp. = 1/6 fl. oz. = 5 ml
    1 Tbsp. = 1/2 fl. oz. = 15 ml
    1 C. = 8 fl. oz. = 240 ml
    2 c. (1 pt.) = 16 fl. oz. = 480 ml
    4 c. (1 qt.) = 32 fl. oz. = 960 ml
    4 qt. (1 gal.) = 128 fl. oz. = 3.75 It
    32°F   = 0°c
    122°F   = 50°c
    212°F   = 100°c
    Conversion Guidelines
    1 gallon 4 quarts
      8 pints
      16 cups (8 fluid ounces)
      128 fluids ounces
    1 fifth bottle approximately 1 ½ pints or exactly 26.5 fluid ounces
    1 measuring cup 8 fluid ounces (a coffee cup generally holds 6 fluid ounces)
    1 large egg white 1 ounce (average)
    1 lemon 1 to 1 ¼ fluid ounces of juice
    1 orange 3 to 3½ fluid ounces of juice
    Scoop Sizes
    Scoop Number Level Measure
    6 2/3 cup
    8 1/2 cup
    10 2/5 cup
    12 1/3 cup
    16 1/4 cup
    20 3 1/5 tablespoons
    24 2 2/3 tablespoons
    30 2 1/5 tablespoons
    40 1 3/5 tablespoons

    *The number of the scoop determines the number of servings in each quart of a mixture: for example, with a No. 16 scoop, one quart of mixture will yield 16 servings.

    Ladle Sizes
    Size Portion of a Cup Number per Quart Number per Liter
    1 fl. oz. 1/8 32 34
    2 fl. oz. l/4 16 17
    2 2/3 fl. oz. l/3 12 13
    4 fl. oz. 1/2 8 8.6
    6 fl. oz. 3/4 5 1/3 5.7
    Canned Goods
    Size No. of Cans per Case Average Weight Average No. Cups per Can
    No.¼ 1 & 2 doz. 4 oz. 1/2
    No.½ 8 8 oz. 1
    No. 300 1 & 2 doz. 14 oz. 1 3/4
    No. 1 tall (also known as 303) 2 & 4 doz. 16 oz. 2
    No. 2 2 doz. 20 oz. 2 1/2
    No. 2½ 2 doz. 28 oz. 3 1/2
    No.3 2 doz. 33 oz. 4
    No. 3 cylinder 1 doz. 46 oz. 5 2/3
    No. 5 1 doz. 3 lb. 8 oz. 5 1/2
    No. 10 6 6 lb. 10 oz. 13

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