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| "cc" and "ml" are the same thing:
"cc" = cubic centimetre and "ml" = "millilitre" , one thousandth of a litre ( or liter, in the U.S.). A litre measures 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm.
The exact "official" definition of the inch is 2.54 centimetres.
Therefore, (2.54)³ = 16.387064 cc's in a cubic inch.
The exact "official" definition of a U.S. gallon = 231 cubic inches.
Therefore, ( 16.387064 x 231 ) = 3785.411784 cc's in a gallon.
Divide that figure by 128, which is the number of fluid ounces in gallon,,
yields 29.5735295625 cc's per fl.oz.
Turn the conversion factor upside down by taking the reciprocal:
0.033814022701842997 fl. oz per cc
Move the decimal point 3 places to the right because there are 1000 cc's in a litre.
Giving 33.814022701842997 fl. oz per litre.
In more realistic terms:
1 U.S. fl.oz. = 29.574 cc
1 litre = 33.814 U.S. fl.oz.
In the old British system, formely used in Canada, the fl.oz. was slightly smaller (hardly makes a difference), but the gallon is considerably bigger, each British quart has 40 Brit.fl.oz. instead of 32 . The traditional "40 ouncer" liquor bottle in Canada is a British quart, about 10% larger then a litre, while a U.S. quart is about 10% smaller.
1 Brit. fl.oz. = 28.412 cc
1 litre = 35.196 Brit.fl.oz
As for the spelling, in Canada, to avoid confusion, a "metre" (in its original French spelling) is the basic metric unit of length, about 39 inches long, and a "meter" is not a measurement but a device that quantitatively measures something, like a flowmeter or a voltmeter. | |
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