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The inch/pound ones had 5/16 and 11/32. Never being really good in math I asked him which one was bigger. Since he primarily conducts his life in metric he said he didn't know. He said look at the millimetres. One had 15 mm and the other had 19 mm. I instantly saw which one was bigger. He showed me that I didn't need to make conversions to understand the metric system. Best of Luck. Diane
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Hello there. I am GoMetricToday's mother. I just want to say I support this push to finish our metrication. I have to admit that I don't know much about the metric system. I went to nursing school learning drams, grains, and the like. My son showed me how easy the metric system was when we were shopping for garden hoses. The fractions confused me and he said look at the metric ones.
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I can honestly say that I regret resisting metrication. When my son showed me that it was so much easier, I ask myself why we didn't convert sooner. I find now that when I go grocery shopping and the such I tend to look more at the metric measures to compare package sizes. My son has been a USMA member for almost 3 years now and is always leaving his USMA newsletters around for me to peruse.