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2026-03-10
American recipes: “2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar.” Translation: 2 cups of flour = 480 ml, half a cup of sugar = 120 ml.
In the US, fuel consumption is reported in miles per gallon (mpg). 30 mpg ≈ 7.84 l/100 km. The more mpg, the more economical.
Aquarium volume in gallons → liters: 20 gal aquarium = 75.7 liters. Important for drug dosage.
Dosages in fluid ounces: 1 fl oz = 29.57 ml. Baby syrup: 2 fl oz = 59 ml.
Volume of concrete in cubic meters: 1 m³ = 1000 l. To pour the foundation you need an accurate calculation.
Barrels are measured in barrels: 1 barrel of beer (US) = 117.3 liters, 1 barrel of oil = 159 liters.
| Application | Translation |
|---|---|
| Recipes (USA→RF) | cups → ml |
| Cars | gallons to liters |
| Medicine | fl oz → ml |
| Construction | cube yards → m³ |
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