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Weights And Measures

CUBIC MEASURE

1,728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot
27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard
128 cubic feet = 1 cord (wood)
2,150.42 cubic inches = 1 standard bu.
231 cubic inches = 1 U.S. standard gal.

DRY MEASURE

2 pints = 1 quart
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 buchel

LIQUID MEASURE

4 gills = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
31½ gallons = 1 barrel

IMPERIAL LIQUID MEASURE

1 U.S. gallon = 0.833 Imperial gallon
1 U.S. gallon = 3.785 liters
1 Imperial gallon = 1.201 U.S gallons
1 Imperial gallon = 4.546 liters
1 liter = 0.264 U.S gallons

LONG MEASURE

12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
5½ yards = 1 rod
40 rods = 1 furlong
8 furlongs = 1 statute mile
3 land miles = 1 league

MARINER'S MEASURE

6 feet = 1 fathom
120 fathoms = 1 cable length
5,280 feet = 1 statute mile
6,076.11 feet = 1 nautical mile

SQUARE MEASURE

144 sq. inches = 1 sq. foot
9 sq. feet = 1 sq. yard
30½ sq. yards = 1 sq. rod
640 acres = 1 sq. mile
METRIC EQUIVALENTS


Linear Measure

1 centimeter = 0.3937 inch
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 foot = 0.3048 meter
1 meter = 39.37 inches = 1.0936 yards
1 yard = 0.9144 meter
1 rod = 5.029 meters
1 kilometer = 0.621 mile
1 mile = 1.609 kilometers

Square Measure

1 sq. centimeter = 0.1550 sq. inch
1 sq. inch = 6.452 sq. centimeters
1 sq. foot = 0.0929 sq. meter
1 sq. meter = 1.196 sq. yards
1 sq. yard = 0.8361 sq. meter
1 hectare = 2.47 acres
1 acre = 0.4047 hectare
1 sq. kilometer = 0.386 sq. mile
1 sq. mile = 2.59 sq. kilometers

Weights

1 gram = 0.03537 ounce
1 ounce = 28.35 grams
1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds
1 pound = 0.4536 kilogram
1 metric ton = 0.98421 English ton
1 English ton = 1.016 metric tons

Measure of Volume

1 cubic centimeter = 0.061 cubic inch
1 cubic inch = 16.39 cubic centimeters
1 cubic foot = 0.0283 cubic meter
1 cubic meter = 1.308 cubic yards
1 cubic yard = 0.7646 cubic meter
1 liter = 1.0567 quarts liquid
1 quart dry = 1.101 liters
1 quart liquid = 0.9463 liter
1 liter = 1.0567 quarts
1 gallon = 3.78541 liters
1 peck = 8.810 liters
1 hecroliter = 2.8375 bushels


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