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METERS YARDS INCHES
1,000 1,093 39.37
.914 1,000 36.00
CENTIMETERS INCHES FEET
1.00 .394 .0328
2.54 1.000 1/12
30.48 12.000 1.000
GRAMS OUNCES POUNDS
1.00 .035 .002
28.35 1.000 1/16
453.59 16.000 1.000
1,000.00 35.274 2.205
KILOGRAMS OUNCES POUNDS
1.000 35.274 2.205
.028 1.000 1/16
.454 16,000 1,000
LITERS PINTS QUARTS GAL
1.000 2.113 1.057 .264
.473 1.000 1/2 1/8
.946 2.000 1.000 1/4
3.785 8.000 4.000 1.000

LENGTH:

1 METER (M) = 100 CM = 1,000 MM

1 MILLIMETER (MM) = .001 M

1 CENTIMETER (CM) = .01 M

1 DECIMETER (DM) = .1 M

1 DECAMETER (DKM) = 10 M

1 HECTOMETER (HM) = 100 M

1 KILOMETER (KM) = 1,000 M


CAPACITY:

1 LITER (1) = 100 CL = 1000 ML

1 MILILITER (ML) = .001 1

1 CENTILITER (CL) = .01 1

1 DECILITER (DKL) = 10 1

1 HECTOLITER (HL) = 100 1

1 KILOLITER (KL) = 1,000 1

WEIGHT:

1 GRAM(G) = 100 CG = 1000 MG

1 MILIGRAM (MG ) = .001 G

1 CENTIGRAM (CG) = .01 G

1 DECIGRAM (DG) = .1 G

1 DECAGRAM (DKG) = 10 G

1 HECTOGRAM (HG) = 100 G

1 KILOGRAM (KG) = 1,000 G

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES:

12 UNITS = 1 DOZEN

12 DOZ. = 1 GROSS

12 GR. = 1 GREAT GROSS

20 UNITS = 1 SCORE

1 HAND = 4 INCHES

1 FATHOM = 6 FEET

1 KNOT = 6080 FEET

3 KNOTS = 1 LEAGUE

1 BUSHEL = 60 LBS.

1 BARREL = 196 LBS.

1 CU. FT. OF WATER = 7.48 LIQUID GALS. AND WEIGHS 62.425 LBS.

DIAMETER OF CIRCLE X 3.1416 = CIRCUMFERENCE

DIAMETER OF CIRCLE SQUARED X .7854 = AREA

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IS 14.7 LBS PER SQ. INCH AT SEA LEVEL

13 1/2 CUBIC FT. OF AIR WEIGHS 1 LB.

TABLE OF LINEAR MEASURE:

12 INCHES = 1 FOOT

3 FEET = 1 YARD

16 1/2 FEET (5 1/2 YARDS) = 1 ROD

660 FEET 1 FURLONG

320 RODS (5280 FT) 1 MILE