AREA MEASURES

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=30 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>CHEMISTRY SCHOOL</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B><B>  </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CHEMISTRY SCHOOL"><U>HOME PAGE - INDEX TO LESSONS</U></A>                                                           AREA MEASUREMENTS               </div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=426 BGCOLOR="#6699CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="754" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFBF0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFBF0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 43 WIDTH="742"><div> <B>      HOW TO MEASURE THE SIZE OF SURFACES</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 236 ><NOBR><div> <B>IF YOU WANT TO TILE, A FLOOR, OR KITCHEN TABLE TOPS,</B></div> <div> <B>YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE SIZE OF THE SURFACES TO BE TILED,</B></div> <div> <B>BEFORE YOU START,  IN ORDER TO BUY, THE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF TILES </B></div> <div> <B>IF YOU WANT TO PAINT, THE ROOMS OF YOUR HOME,</B></div> <div> <B>YOU HAVE TO KNOW, THE SURFACE AREA, OF THE WALLS & CEILINGS</B></div> <div> <B>OF EACH ROOM, THAT YOU WANT TO PAINT,  IN ORDER TO BUY,</B></div> <div> <B>      THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF EACH COLOR, YOU WANT TO USE. </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 218 ><NOBR><div> <B>IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE SIZE OF THE SURFACE OF A TABLE, A FLOOR OR A WALL</B></div> <div> <B>YOU </B><B>FIRST MUST MEASURE, BOTH  IT'S SIDES</B><B>, </B></div> <div> <B>AND THEN YOU MULTIPLY,  THE SIZE OF ONE SIDE, BY THE SIZE OF THE OTHER SIDE.</B></div> <div> <B>AND THAT GIVES YOU THE SURFACE AREA OF THAT SIZE SURFACE.</B></div> <div> <B>WE CAN WRITE THAT,  AS A FORMULA,  IN THIS WAY,   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>SIDE 1 x SIDE 2 = THE AREA</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 343 ><NOBR><div> <B>    1</B></div> <div> <B>    LET US START, WITH A SQUARE TABLE TOP,</B></div> <div> <B>    THAT, YOU WANT TO PUT TILES ON LIKE THESE >>></B></div> <div> <B>    YOU PLACE THE TAPE MEASURE,  ALONG THE SIDES</B></div> <div> <B>    AND YOU SEE,  THEY ARE BOTH,  100cm wide.</B></div> <div> <B>    ONE HUNDRED CENTIMETERS = ONE METER (m)</B></div> <div> <B>           USING OUR FORMULA FOR THE AREA</B></div> <div> <B>              </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>1m x 1m = 1 SQUARE METER</B></FONT></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="b392c280.gif" border=0 width="300" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF99FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>  THE TABLE </B><B>THAT YOU WANT TO TILE</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 174 ><NOBR><div> <B>SQUARE METERS ARE USED AS THE MEASURING UNIT, FOR AREAS,  </B></div> <div> <B>BECAUSE,  IF YOU MULTIPLY THE SIZE IN THE SMALLER CENTIMETER UNITS, </B></div> <div> <B>YOU GET.....</B><B>100cmx100cm = 10,000 SQUARE CENTIMETERS OF AREA,  </B></div> <div> <B>JUST </B><B>FOR THIS SMALL TABLE,.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 241 ><NOBR><div> <B>THE FLOORS & WALLS WOULD HAVE MILLIONS OF SQUARE CENTIMETERS OF SURFACE,  </B></div> <div> <B>WHICH WOULD LEAD TO SO MANY ERRORS IN THE CALCULATIONS OF THEIR AREAS.</B></div> <div> <B>THAT WE  ONLY USE</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>SQUARE METERS</B><B> T</B></FONT><B>O DESCRIBE THE SIZE </B><B>OF ALL SURFACES </B></div> <div> <B>THAT ARE ONE SQUARE METER OR LARGER.</B></div> <div> <B>THEREFORE, YOU TELL THE TILE VENDOR,</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>   I WANT TO BUY, " ONE SQUARE METER OF TILES."</B></FONT></div> <div> <B> AND NOT,  I WANT TO BUY,  10,000 SQUARE CENTIMETERS OF TILES</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 368 ><NOBR><div> <B>THE VENDOR WILL THEN ASK YOU</B></div> <div> <B>" WHAT SIZE TILES DO YOU WANT ?</B></div> <div> <B>TO FIND THE EXACT SIZE OF SQUARE TILES </B></div> <div> <B>YOU SELECTED FOR THE TABLE TOP,</B></div> <div> <B>YOU DIVIDE THE 100cms BY 3 </B></div> <div> <B>WHICH WILL GIVE YOU 33.3cm PER TILE</B></div> <div> <B>THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO 32cm WIDE,  </B></div> <div> <B>WHICH IS A STANDARD SQUARE TILE SIZE,</B></div> <div> <B>      SINCE, THERE ARE 4 LINES </B><B>OF CEMENT GROUT, </B></div> <div> <B>      AROUND & BETWEEN THE TILES, </B><B> 1 cm WIDE, </B></div> <div> <B>      YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO CUT ANY TILES.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="b4434280.gif" border=0 width="308" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 318 ><NOBR><div> <B>THE VENDOR WILL THEN ASK YOU, " </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>DO YOU NEED SOME MORTAR OR MASTIC </B></FONT><B>,</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>TO FIX THE TILES TO YOUR TABLE TOP ?"  IF YOU DO, YOU WILL NEED,</B></FONT><B> </B><B>50 GRAMS</B><B> PER TILE</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>,</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>THEN, YOU MUST CALCULATE THE  AMOUNT YOU WANT TO BUY & TELL HIM,</B></div> <div> <B>9 TILES x 50 GRAMS OF GROUT PER TILE = 450 GRAMS</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>, LET ME HAVE AN EVEN 500 GRAMS.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>AND HE WILL MEASURE THAT QUANTITY OUT OF HIS BAG OF MORTAR FOR YOU,</B></div> <div> <B>OR SELL YOU A CONTAINER OF TILE MASTIC WHICH IS A SPECIAL GLUE FOR SETTING TILES.</B></div> <div> <B>THAT IS VERY GOOD FOR TILE SETTERS WHO WORK QUICKLY,</B></div> <div> <B>BUT NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ANYONE WHO SETS TILE SLOWLY,</B></div> <div> <B>SINCE IT HARDENS IN 15 MINUTES TO A SOLID ROCK</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 245 ><NOBR><div> <B>THE VENDOR WILL THEN ASK YOU, " DO YOU NEED SOME, WHITE EPOCSI CEMENT GROUT ?"</B></div> <div> <B>SINCE YOU NEED</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> 2 GRAMS PER TILE </B></FONT><B>OF WHITE EPOCSI, ALCOHOL & WATER PROOF GROUT</B></div> <div> <B>YOU WILL HAVE TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNT YOU WILL NEED IN THIS WAY,  </B></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>2 grams x 9 TILES = 18 GRAMS</B></FONT><B>. </B></div> <div> <B>THEY MAKE 24 GRAM, 60 GRAM & 2000 GRAM BAGS OF EPOCSI GROUT,    ( EPOCSI = EPOXY )</B></div> <div> <B>THE 24 GRAM BAG, WILL BE RIGHT FOR YOU AND THERE WILL BE LITTLE TO NO WASTE.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 89 ><NOBR><div> <B>REVIEW WHAT YOU HAVE STUDIED ALREADY.  WHEN YOU CAN SEE THAT EVERYTHING IS CORRECT</B></div> <div> <B>THEN YOU WILL ENJOY, THE NEXT SURPRISING EXPERIENCE,  OF OUR STUDENT TILEMAN</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 685 ><NOBR><div> <B>    2            </B><B>THE TABLE CAME OUT SO BEAUTIFUL,</B></div> <div> <B>     THAT A VENDOR IN THE LOCAL MARKET, ASKS YOU, </B></div> <div> <B>     TO MAKE A SIMILAR TABLE,  BUT TWO TIMES BIGGER, FOR HIS MARKET STALL.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>     <IMG SRC="b46322f0.gif" border=0 width="562" height="303" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> THE FORMULA FOR THE SURFACE AREA IS,  </B></div> <div> <B>    SIDE 1 x SIDE 2 = THE AREA  </B></div> <div> <B>   THIS IS WRITTEN THEN,  1 METER x 2 METERS =  2 SQUARE METERS  OR 1m x 2m = 2 sq.m</B></div> <div> <B>   THEREFORE, YOU CAN TELL THE TILE VENDOR,  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>" I NEED 2 SQUARE METERS  OF TILES "</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>   ALL OF THEM TO BE  32cm, SQUARE, BROWN & WHITE TILES, AND TWO, 24 GRAM BAGS  OF</B></div> <div> <B>   WHITE EPOCSI CEMENT GROUT AND A 1000 GRAM - KILOGRAM  CONTAINER OF MASTIC,</B></div> <div> <B>   BECAUSE, 18 TILES x 50 GRAMS PER TILE = 900 GRAMS OF MASTIC.     </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>IF THE MARKET DIRECTOR, THEN WANTS YOU, TO TILE THE ENTIRE FLOOR OF THE MARKET.</B></div> <div> <B>YOU WILL HAVE TO MEASURE, THE SIZE, OF BOTH THE SIDES, OF THE LOCAL MARKET HALL,</B></div> <div> <B>       AS SHOWN IN THE DRAWING BELOW.</B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="755" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFBF0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFBF0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 413 ><NOBR><div> <B>              AGAIN THE  FORMULA IS,  </B></div> <div> <B>            SIDE 1 x SIDE 2 = THE AREA</B></div> <div> <B>                          THEREFORE,   </B></div> <div> <B>            </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>7 m x 12m = 84 SQUARE METERS </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>      SINCE THE TILES ARE TO BE 20cm SQUARE</B></div> <div> <B>BROWN TILES THAT ARE ONLY .2m  WIDE </B></div> <div> <B>YOU WILL HAVE TO CALCULATE  THEIR AREA,</B></div> <div> <B>IN ORDER TO KNOW HOW MANY TILES TO BUY</B></div> <div> <B>FOR THE ENTIRE MARKET HALL.</B></div> <div> <B>        .2m x .2m = .04 SQUARE METERS PER TILE</B></div> <div> <B> THE AREA OF THE HALL ÷  BY THE AREA  PER TILE</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> = </B></div> <div> <B>    </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>   84 sq.m ÷ .04 sq.m per TILE  = 2100 TILES</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="b47613c0.gif" border=0 width="353" height="316" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 245 ><NOBR><div> <B>   YOU ALREADY KNOW, HOW TO CALCULATE</B></div> <div> <B>   THE MORTAR REQUIRED FOR THE TILE WORK,</B></div> <div> <B>   BUT THE </B><B> 20cm SQUARE TILES ARE DEEPER,</B></div> <div> <B>   THAN THE 32cm TILES, YOU USED BEFORE.</B></div> <div> <B>   THE VENDOR SAYS TO YOU, THAT YOU </B></div> <div> <B>   WILL NEED TO USE MORE THAN 5 GRAMS</B></div> <div> <B>   OF EPOCSI-CEMENT GROUT PER TILE .</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>  THE MORTAR & GROUT </B></div> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>MORTAR</B></FONT><B>: 2100 TILES x 50 gr / TILE = 105,000gr</B></div> <div> <B>  105,000grams = 105 KILOGRAMS  or 105 kg and,</B></div> <div> <B>  105 KILOGRAMS IS </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> 21 - 5 kg BAGS OF MORTAR</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>GROUT</B></FONT><B>:  2100 TILES x 5gr / TILE = 10,500gr</B></div> <div> <B>  10,500grams = 10.5 KILOGRAMS = 10.5kg</B></div> <div> <B>  OR</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> 6 - 2kg BAGS OF EPOCSI CEMENT GROUT</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="756" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFBF0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFBF0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 40 WIDTH="748"><div> <B>HOW TO PREPARE TO PAINT A SMALL HOUSE</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 153 ><NOBR><div> <B>WHEN WE WANT TO PAINT THE WALLS OF A ROOM OR A HOUSE,</B></div> <div> <B>WE ALSO HAVE TO CALCULATE THE SURFACE AREA, THAT NEEDS TO BE PAINTED.</B></div> <div> <B>IT IS BEST TO DRAW A SQUARE OR RECTANGLE ON A LARGE PIECE OF PAPER,</B></div> <div> <B>FOR EACH OF THE WALLS THAT ARE TO BE PAINTED, AS SHOWN BELOW.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 367 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="b2d84590.gif" border=0 width="644" height="345" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 149 ><NOBR><div> <B>A LITER OF HEAVY WEIGHT EXTERIOR HOUSE COATING, WILL COVER FIVE SQUARE METERS</B></div> <div> <B>THEREFORE,  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>54 sq.m ÷ 5 sq.m  = 10.8 LITERS OF COATING</B></FONT><B> WILL BE REQUIRED. </B></div> <div> <B>THESE CALCULATIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE OWNERS OF THE HOMES</B></div> <div> <B>       WHO CONTRACT WITH PAINTERS OR COATINGS MEN.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 203 ><NOBR><div> <B>VERY OFTEN WHEN TWO COLORS ARE USED,THE SECOND COLOR IS PAINTED,</B></div> <div> <B>OVER THE FIRST COLOR, THEREFORE, ALWAYS REMEMBER TO CALCULATE,</B></div> <div> <B>THE FIRST COAT COLOR, OVER THE ENTIRE AREA OF THE HOUSE OR ROOM,</B></div> <div> <B>AND THE SECOND COLOR AS </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>TWICE THE AREA </B></FONT><B>TO BE COVERED,</B></div> <div> <B>BECAUSE </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>BRIGHT COLORS</B></FONT><B> USUALLY REQUIRE TWO TO THREE COATS.</B></div> <div> <B>AND THEY OFTEN </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>COST 2- 4 TIMES MORE</B></FONT><B> THAN WHITE OR CREME COLORED PAINTS</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 165 ><NOBR><div> <B>WE SUGGEST, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" ><B>YOU TRY TO CALCULATE, THE AREA OF THE WALLS OF YOUR ROOM,</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>        USING THE METHOD SHOWN ABOVE, FOR THE SMALL HOUSE IN AFRICA,</B></div> <div> <B>        YOU CAN USE THE GRIDED PAPER CALLED GRAPH PAPER, </B></div> <div> <B>        IF IT IS DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO DRAW RECTANGLES .</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="549" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 593 ><NOBR><div> <B>THE PEOPLE,  WHO FILL BAGS,BOXES & CANS </B></div> <div> <B>WITH MORTARS,GROUTS, PAINTS, COATINGS & THINNERS,</B></div> <div> <B>ALSO HAVE TO KNOW, HOW MUCH OF EACH OF THOSE PRODUCTS, </B></div> <div> <B>FITS INTO, THE DIFFERENT SIZE CONTAINERS, THAT THEY SELL.</B></div> <div> <B>AND EVEN COOKS AND CHEMISTS, </B></div> <div> <B>MUST KNOW PRECISELY,  HOW TO SIZE THE POTS, PANS & BOTTLES</B></div> <div> <B>TO USE WITH EACH OF THEIR SPECIAL RECIPES</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>IF YOU WANT TO LEARN,  </B></div> <div> <B>HOW TO MEASURE & FILL BAGS, BOXES & CANS</B></div> <div> <B>THEN,  WHEN YOU ARE READY, TO LEARN MORE,  </B></div> <div> <B>CLICK ON THE COURSE,</B></div> <div> <B>                   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> HOW BIG IS A BOX ?</B></FONT><B> </B><B>~ </B><A HREF="volume_measure.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VOLUME MEASURES"><U><B>METRIC, VOLUME MEASURES</B></U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="area_measures_m.htm" TITLE="AREA MEASURES "><U>BACK TO TOP</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>     </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>AREA MEASURES </I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=24 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="metric_measures.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="INTRODUCTION"><U>INTRODUCTION</U></A>                <A HREF="linear_measure.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LINEAR MEASURE"><U> LINEAR MEASUREMENTS</U></A>                 <A HREF="volume_measure.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VOLUME MEASURES"><U>VOLUME MEASUREMENTS</U></A>                 <A HREF="weight_measures.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WEIGHT MEASURES"><U>METRIC WEIGHTS</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>