The measuring scale showed his baggage weight in<u>pounds</u>. The shortened form of the unit is <u>Lb</u>.
Explanation:
<u>The unit of weight regularly used for the measurement of objects with a considerable size is the pound in the English measurement system</u>, there is a smaller one that is the ounce, but weighing a suitcase in ounces would provide a number that is too long, which is why It is usually used, lastly, you should know that the abbreviation of libra is <u>Lb although the name begins with P and does not contain any of the letters in the abbreviation, this is because the abbreviation comes from the word "Libra" in Latin</u>.
For a quantity of water, milliliters (mL) are used For the length of a leaf centimeters or millimeters (cm; mm) are used For the mass of a small stone, gram (g) are used.
