Values and Conversions:
Why memorize, when you can use a good reference.
| English System | |
|---|---|
| 1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in) | VOLUME |
| 1´=12" | 3 teaspoons (t) = 1 tablespoon (T) |
| 1 sq. foot = 144 sq. inches | 16 tablespoons = 1 cup (c) |
| 1 yard (yd) = 3 feet | 2 cups = 1 pint (pt) |
| 1 sq. yard = 9 sq. feet | 2 pints = 1 quart (qt) |
| 1 mile (mi) = 1760 yards | 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal) |
| 1 sq. mile = 640 acres | MASS |
| 1 acre = 4840 sq. yards | 1 ton = 2000 pounds (lbs) |
| = 43560 Sq. feet | 1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz) |
| Meteric System | ||
|---|---|---|
| DISTANCE | VOLUME | MASS |
| mm millimeter .001m | ml millileter .001l | mg milligram .001g |
| cm centimeter .01m | ||
| dm decimeter .1m | ||
| m meter 1m | l leter 1l | g gram 1g |
| dam decameter 10m | ||
| hm hectometer 100m | ||
| km kilometer 1000m |
| Length and or Area | |
|---|---|
| Weight and or Capacity |
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| Temperature | |
|---|---|
| Celsius = Farinheight | C => F:n x 1.8; add 32 |
| Farinheight = Celsius | F => C:(n-32) x 0.555 |
| Kelvin => Celsus |
| Important for Chemistry |
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| Other assorted conversions | |
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| 1 pinch = ?? | (A cooking term) |
| 1 cord of wood = 8' x 4' x 4' stacked | (Or, 128 cubic feet) |
| 1 barrel = ??? | no clue... |
| 1 hand = ??? | (horse measurement.. height I think) |