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Appendix
Conversion Tables

Distance

1 millimetre = 0.03937 inch
1 centimetre = 0.3937 inch
1 decimetre = 0.3281 foot
1 metre = 3.281 feet
1 metre = 1.094 yard
1 kilometre = 0.6214 miles

1 inch = 2.54 centimetres
1 foot = 0.3048 metre
1 yard = 0.9144 metre
1 furlong = 201.17 metres
1 mile = 1.6093 kilometre


Weight

1 gram = 0.035 ounce
1 hectogram = 3.527 ounces
1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds

1 ounce =28.35 grams
1 pound = 453.59 grams
1 pound = 0.453 kilograms
1 hundredweight = 50.802 kilograms
1 ton = 907.18 kilograms


Liquid

1 litre = 1.76 pints

1 pint = 0.568 litre
1 quart = 1.137 litre
1 gallon = 4.546 litres


Area

1 square centimetre = 0.1550 square inch
1 square metre = 1,550 square inches
1 are = 119.60 square yards
1 hectare = 2.4711 acres
1 square kilometre = 0.3861 square mile

1 square inch = 6.4516 square centimetre
1 square foot = 929.03 square centimetres
1 square yard = 0.8361 square metre
1 acre = 4,046.9 square metres
1 square mile = 259.0 hectares


Volume

1 cubic centimetre = 0.061 cubic inch
1 cubic decimetre = 0.035 cubic foot
1 cubic metre = 1.308 cubic yard

1 cubic inch = 16.387 cubic centimetres
1 cubic foot = 0.0283 cubic metre
1 cubic yard = 0.7646 cubic metre

Conversion Methods

Here we tell you how to convert between different units of measurement. If you have a calculator you should use the

accurate

conversion factor. However, an approximate conversion can be achieved without a calculator using the

rapid

method.


Distance

Centimetres to inches
Accurate: Multiply centimetres by 0.3937
Rapid: Divide centimetres by 2.5

Inches to centimetres
Accurate: Multiply inches by 2.54
Rapid: Multiply inches by 2.5

Metres to yards
Accurate: Multiply metres by 1.0936
Rapid: Multiply metres by 1

Yards to metres
Accurate: Multiply yards by 0.9147
Rapid: Multiply yards by 1

Kilometres to miles
Accurate: Multiply kilometres by 0.621
Rapid: Divide kilometres by 1.5

Miles to kilometres
Accurate: Multiply miles by 1.6093
Rapid: Multiply miles by 1.5

Weight

Grams to ounces
Accurate: Multiply grams by 0.035
Rapid: Divide grams by 28

Ounces to grams
Accurate: Multiply ounces by 28.349
Rapid: Multiply ounces by 28

Kilograms to stones
Accurate: Multiply kilograms by 0.157
Rapid: Divide kilograms by 6

Stones to kilograms
Accurate: Multiply stones by 6.35
Rapid: Multiply stones by 6

Kilograms to pounds
Accurate: Multiply kilograms by 2.205
Rapid: Multiply kilograms by 2

Pounds to kilograms
Accurate: Multiply pounds by 0.454
Rapid: Divide pounds by 2

Liquid

Litres to pints
Accurate: Multiply litres by 1.76
Rapid: Multiply litres by 2

Pints to litres
Accurate: Multiply pints by 0.568
Rapid: Divide pints by 2

Area

Hectares to acres
Accurate: Multiply hectares by 2.471
Rapid: Multiply hectares by 2.5

Acres to hectares
Accurate: Multiply acres by 0.405
Rapid: Divide acres by 2.5

Pressure

Kg/square cm to PSI
Accurate: Multiply kg/square cm by 14.223
Rapid: Multiply kg/square cm by 14

PSI to kg/square cm
Accurate: Multiply PSI by 0.07
Rapid: Divide PSI by 14

Speed

Km/hr to mph
Accurate: Multiply km/hr by 0.621
Rapid: Divide km/hr by 1.5

Mph to km/hr
Accurate: Multiply mph by 1.609
Rapid: Multiply mph by 1.5

Temperature

Celsius to fahrenheit
Accurate: Multiply celsius by 1.8 and add 32
Rapid: Multiply celsius by 2 and add 25

Fahrenheit to celsius
Accurate: Subtract 32 from fahrenheit and divide by1.8
Rapid: Subtract 25 from fahrenheit and divide by 2

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