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THE METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT
Weight Measures
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1 metric ton (mt) |
=1000 kg. |
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1 kilogram (kg) |
= 1000 grams. |
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1 gram (g) |
= 1000 mg. |
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1 milligram (mg) |
= 0.001 gram. |
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British-American units of MEASUREMENT and METRIC EQUIVALENTS
Weight Measures
| 1 dram |
= 27.34 grains |
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1 ounce |
= 437.5 grains |
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1 ounce |
= 16 drams |
| 1 pound |
= 16 ounces |
| 1 ton |
=2,000 pounds |
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Metric -> British/US
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1 milliliter |
= 0.033814 US ounce |
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1 liter |
= 33.814 US ounce |
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= 1.0567 US quarts |
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= 0.26417 US gallons |
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British/US -> Metric
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1 dram |
= 1.772 grams |
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1 ounce |
= 28.3495 grams |
| 1 pound |
= 453.59 grams |
| 1 ton |
= 907.18 kilograms |
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Avoirdupois (common)
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1 ounce (oz) |
= 28.35 grams |
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1 pound |
= 453.59 grams |
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1 stone |
= 14 lbs. |
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1 stone |
= 6.35 kg |
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1 centner (British) |
= 50.6 kg |
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1 centner (US) |
= 45.3 kg |
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1 centner (Russian) |
= 100 kg |
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1 ton (short) |
= 907.18 kg |
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1 ton (long) |
= 1016 kg |
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Metric Avoirdupois
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1 gram |
=15.432 grains |
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1 gram |
= 0.035274 oz avoir |
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100 grams |
= 3.5274 oz avoir |
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1 kilogram |
= 2.2046 pounds |
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1 ton metric |
= 0.98421 ton long |
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1 ton metric |
= 1.1023 ton short |
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Weight Measures
Troy (apothecary & precious metals)
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1 carat |
= 200. mg |
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1 grain |
= 64.799 mg |
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= 0.002285 ounces |
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1 ounce |
= 31.103 grams |
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1 pound (lb.) |
= 373.24 grams |
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Dry Measures
English -> Metric
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1 quart |
= 1.1012 liters |
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1 peck (pk) |
= 8.8098 liters |
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1 bushel (bu) |
= 35.239 liters |
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1 liter |
= 0.90808 quarts |
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= 1.11375 pecks |
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= 0.028378 bushel |
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US & British Cooking Measures
Volume Measures
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1 teaspoon |
= 04.9 milliliters |
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1 tablespoon |
= 14.8 milliliters |
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1 cup |
= 236 milliliters |
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1 pint |
= 472 milliliters |
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Old Russian Measures
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1 versta = 500 sazhen = 1066.78 meters |
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1 sazhen = 3 arshin = 2.13356 meters |
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1 arshin = 16 vershok = 0.71 meters |
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1 vershok = 0.0444 meters |
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1 pood = 16.38 kg |
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1 desyatina = 2400 sazhen2 = 109.254 acres |
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THE METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT
Linear Measures
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1 kilometer (km) |
=1000 m |
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1 hectometer (hm) |
=100 m |
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1 decameters (dm) |
=10 m |
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1 meter (m) |
=1000 mm =100 cm |
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1 decimeter (dm) |
=10 cm |
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1 centimeter (cm) |
=10 mm |
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1 millimeter (mm) |
=0.1 cm =0.001 m |
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British-American units of MEASUREMENT and METRIC EQUIVALENTS
Linear Measures
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1 foot (ft) |
= 12 inches |
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1 yard (yd) |
= 3 feet |
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1 yard (yd) |
= 36 inches |
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1 rod (or pole) |
= 5 1/2 yards |
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1 rod (or pole) |
= 16 1/2 feet |
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1 furlong (yd) |
= 40 rods |
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1 mile (ml) |
= 5280 feet |
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1 mile (ml) |
= 1760 yards |
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1 mile (ml) |
= 8 furlongs |
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1 naut. mile |
= 6080 feet |
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1 inch |
= 12 lines |
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1 line |
= 6 point |
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1 point |
= 1/72 inch |
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1 league |
= 3 miles |
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Converting British/American->Metric
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1 inch (in.) |
= 25.40 millimeters |
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1 inch (in.) |
=2.540 centimeters |
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1 foot (ft) |
= 30.48 centimeters |
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1 yard (yd) |
= 0.9144 meters |
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1 mile (ml) |
= 1.6093 kilometers |
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1 naut. mile |
= 1.832 kilometers |
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1 inch |
= 2.54 centimeters |
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1 line |
= 2.1 millimeters |
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1 point |
= 0.3528 millimeter |
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Converting Metric->British/American
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1 millimeter |
= 0.03937 inches |
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1 centimeter |
= 0.3937 inches |
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1 meter |
=39.37 inches |
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1 meter |
= 3.2808 feet |
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1 meter |
= 1.0936 yards |
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1 kilometer |
= 3280.8 feet |
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1 kilometer |
= 1093.6 yards |
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1 kilometer |
= 0.62139 miles |
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Square (sq.) Measures
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1 sq. km (km2) |
= 100 hectares |
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1 hectare (ha) |
= 10,000 m2 |
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1 sq. meter (m2) |
= 10,000 cm2 |
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1 sq. meter (m2) |
= 106 mm2 |
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1 sq. cm (cm2) |
= 100 mm2 |
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1 sq. meter (mm2) |
= 0.01 cm2 |
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Square (sq.) Measures
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1 square foot |
= 144 sq. in. |
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1 square yard |
= 9 sq. ft. |
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1 square rod |
= 30 1/4 sq. yd. |
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1 square pole |
= 30 1/4 sq. yd. |
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1 square perch |
= 30 1/4 sq. yd. |
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1 acre |
= 43,560 sq. ft. |
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1 acre |
= 4,840 sq. ft. |
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1 acre |
=160 sq. rods |
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1 square mile |
= 640 acres |
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Converting English->Metric
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1 square inch |
= 645.16 mm2 |
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1 square inch |
= 6.4516 cm2 |
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1 square foot |
= 929.03 cm2 |
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1 square foot |
= 9.2903 dm2 |
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1 square foot |
= 0.092903 mm2 |
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1 square yard |
= 0.83613 m2 |
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1 acre |
=0.4047 hectare |
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1 square mile |
= 2.5900 km2 |
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Converting Metric->English
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1 millimeter2 |
= 0.001550 sq. inches |
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1 centimeter2 |
= 0.15500 sq. inches |
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1 decimeter2 |
= 0.10764 sq. feet |
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1 meter2 |
= 10.764 sq. feet |
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1 meter2 |
= 1.1960 sq. yards |
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1 hectare |
= 2.47 acres |
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1 km2 |
= 0.38608 sq. miles |
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Cubic Measures
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1 cubic meter (m3) |
= 1000 dm3 |
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1 cubic meter (m3) |
= 1,000,000 cm3 |
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1 cu. cm (cm3) |
= 1000 mm3 |
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1 cu. mm (mm3) |
= 0.001 cm3 |
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Cubic (cu.) Measures
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1 cu. foot |
= 1728 cu. inches |
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1 cu. yard |
= 27 cu. feet |
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1 cord foot |
= 16 cu. feet |
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1 cord |
= 128 cu. feet |
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1 cord |
= 8 cord feet |
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Converting English -> Metric
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1 cubic inch |
= 16.387 cm3 |
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1 cubic foot |
= 1728 inches3 |
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1 cubic foot |
= 0.028317 m3 |
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1 cubic yard |
= 27 ft3 |
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1 cubic yard |
= 0.76455 m3 |
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1 cubic mile |
= 4.16818 km3 |
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Converting Metric -> English
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1 cm3 |
= 0.061023 inches3 |
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1 m3 |
= 35.315 feet3 |
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1 m3 |
= 1.3079 yards3 |
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1 km3 |
= 0.23990 miles3 |
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THE METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT
Liquid Measures
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1 hectoliter (hl) |
=100 liters |
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1 decaliter (dl) |
=10 liters |
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1 liter (l) |
=10 deciliters |
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1 liter (l) |
=100 centiliters |
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1 liter (l) |
=1000 milliliters |
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1 liter (l) |
=1000 cm3 |
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1 deciliter (dl) |
=10 centiliters |
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1 centiliter (cl) |
=10 milliliters |
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1 milliliter (ml) |
=0.001 liter =0.01 cm3 |
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British-American units of MEASUREMENT and METRIC EQUIVALENTS
Liquid Measures
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1 US pint |
= 16 fluid ounces |
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1 British pint |
= 20 fluid ounces |
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1 quart |
= 2 pints |
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1 gallon |
= 4 quarts |
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Converting Metric -> British/US
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1 milliliter |
= 0.033814 US ounce |
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1 liter |
= 33.814 US ounce |
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= 1.0567 US quarts |
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= 0.26417 US gallons |
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Converting British/US -> Metric
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1 US fluid ounce |
= 29.57 milliliters |
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1 Br. fluid ounce |
= 28.4 milliliters |
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1 US pint |
= 0.4732 liter |
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1 British pint |
= 0.570 liter |
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1 US quart |
= 0.94635 liter |
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1 British quart |
= 1.140 liter |
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1 US gallon |
= 3.7854 liters |
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1 British gallon |
= 4.546 liters |
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1 US barrel |
= 119.24 liters |
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1 British barrel |
= 160.42 liters |
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1 Barrel of oil |
= 158.98 liters |
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TABLE OF TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Temperatures
Fahrenheit -> Celsius (Comparisons)
| Fahrenheit | Celsius |
Comparisons |
| 400 | | Roasting Chicken |
| 325 | | Roasting Meat |
| 212 | 100 | Water Boils |
| 176 | 80 | Lamb cooked |
| 160 | | Beef medium |
| 140 | 60 | Beef rare |
| 122 | 50 | |
| 104 | 40 | Very High Fever |
| 102 | 38.9 | High Fever |
| 100 | 37.8 | Mild Fever |
| 98.6 | 36.6 | Normal Body Temp. |
| 90 | 32.2 | Really hot day |
| 86 | 30 | Hot Day |
| 80 | 26.6 | Warm Day |
| 70 | 21.1 | Pleasant |
| 68 | 20 | Pleasant |
| 60 | 15.5 | Cool & Refreshing |
| 50 | 10 | Warm winter day |
| 40 | 4.4 | |
| 32 | 0 | Water freezes |
| 30 | -1.1 | |
| 20 | -6.7 | Vermont winter |
| 14 | -10 | |
| 10 | -12.2 | |
| 0 | -17.8 | Really cold |
| -4 | -20 | |
| -10 | -23.3 | |
| -31 | -35 | Siberian winter |
| -459.67 | -273.15 | Absolute zero |