| Table 1. EQUIVALENTS OF THE COMMON CAPACITY UNITS USED IN THE KITCHEN |
|
Units
|
Fluid
drams
|
Tea-
spoon-
fuls
|
Table-
spoon-
fuls
|
Fluid
ounces
|
¼
cup-
fuls
|
Gills
(½ cup-
fuls)
|
Cup-
fuls
|
Liquid
pints
|
Liquid
quarts
|
Milli-
liters*
|
Liters
|
Units
|
| 1 fluid dram equals |
1 |
3/4 |
1/4 |
1/8 |
1/16 |
1/32 |
1/64 |
1/128 |
1/256 |
3.7 |
0.004 |
Equals 1 fluid dram |
| 1 teaspoonful equals |
1 1/3 |
1 |
1/3 |
1/6 |
1/12 |
1/24 |
1/48 |
1/96 |
1/192 |
4.9 |
0.005 |
Equals 1 teaspoonful |
| 1 tablespoonful equals |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/4 |
1/8 |
1/16 |
1/32 |
1/64 |
15 |
0.015 |
Equals 1 tablespoonful |
| 1 fluid ounce equals |
8 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/4 |
1/8 |
1/16 |
1/32 |
30 |
0.030 |
Equals 1 fluid once |
| 1/4 cupful equals |
16 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/4 |
1/8 |
1/16 |
59 |
0.059 |
Equals 1/4 cupful |
| 1 gill (1/2 cupful) equals |
32 |
24 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/4 |
1/8 |
118 |
0.118 |
Equals 1 gill (1/2 cupful) |
| 1 cupful equals |
64 |
48 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/4 |
237 |
0.237 |
Equals 1 cupful |
| 1 liquid pint equals |
128 |
96 |
32 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
473 |
0.473 |
Equals 1 liquid pint |
| 1 liquid quart equals |
256 |
192 |
64 |
32 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
946 |
0.946 |
Equals 1 liquid quart |
| 1 milliliter* equals |
0.27 |
0.20 |
0.068 |
0.034 |
0.017 |
0.0084 |
0.0042 |
0.0021 |
0.0011 |
1 |
1/1000 |
Equals 1 milliliter* |
| 1 liter equals |
270 |
203 |
67.6 |
33.8
|
16.9 |
8.45 |
4.23 |
2.11 |
1.06 |
1000 |
1 |
Equals 1 liter |
*For all household purposes 1 milliliter may be considered as equal to 1 cubic centimeter.
NOTE: Values in italics are correct to the number of significant figures shown; all others are exact values. |
RULES FOR COMPUTING CIRCUMFERENCE, AREAS, AND VOLUMES
NOTE: Express all dimensions in terms of the same unit - for example, in terms of feet. A computed area will then be in terms of the square of the dimensional unit used - for example, square feet - and a computed volume will be in terms of the cube of the dimensional unit used - for example, cubic feet.
Circumference of circle: 3.1416 × diameter.
Area of circle: 0.7854 × diameter × diameter.
Area of rectangle: Length × width.
Capacity of rectangular bin: Length × width × depth
Volume of cylinder: 0.7854 × diameter × diameter ×height.
Approximate capacity of container having sloping sides:
Vertical height × one-half the sum of top area and bottom area
