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2.3: Measurement and conversion charts

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    • Marshall Welsh & William R. Thibodeaux
    • Finch Henry Job Corps Center & Nicholls State University

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    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 quart
      8 pints
      15 cups (8 fluid ounces)
      128 fluid 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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