94.7% of the world's population uses the metric system, while we still use the customary system, which includes feet, inches, and pounds. What British system is ours based on?

The imperial system of measurements is a lot like our customary system, with one exception: in the imperial system, there's no real difference in how liquids and dry goods are measured, whereas in the U.S. we break it down into fluid ounces and regular ounces. These days, Britain is officially metric, like the rest of Europe, but some things are still measured in the imperial system.

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