One stick of butter is 1/4 pound or about 110 grams.
Butter in the US is sold in one pound boxes, each box containing 4 sticks.

Decimals
0.25 = 1/4
0.33 = 1/3
0.50 = 1/2
0.66 = 2/3
0.75 = 3/4

1 pound = 2 cups
1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
pinch is less than 1/8 teaspoon
dl = deciliter = 1/10 of a liter = 1/2 cup

                   Metric Conversion Chart

US                  Canadian            Australian
1/4 tsp             1 mL                1 ml
1/2 tsp             2 mL                2 ml
1 tsp               5 mL                5 ml
1 Tbl               15 mL               20 ml
1/4 cup             50 mL               60 ml
1/3 cup             75 mL               80 ml
1/2 cup             125 mL              125 ml
2/3 cup             150 mL              170 ml
3/4 cup             175 mL              190 ml
1 cup               250 mL              250 ml
1 quart             1 liter             1 liter

                    Weight

1 ounce             30 grams            30 grams
2  "                55  "               60  "
3  "                85  "               90  "
4  "                115 "               125 "
8  "                225 "               225 "
16 "                455 "               500 " (1/2 kilogram)

                    Temperatures

Fahrenheit          Celsius (Canada & Australia)
32 degrees          0 degrees
212 "               100 "
250 "               120 "
275 "               140 "
300 "               150 "
325 "               160 "
350 "               180 "
375 "               190 "
400 "               200 "
425 "               220 "
450 "               230 "
475 "               240 "
500 "               260 "

Celsius <--> Fahrenheit Converter
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