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Most jobs
require that you work in either English units or Metric units,
but not both. It is necessary, however, on occasion to
convert units from one system to another. |
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Metric
to English |
English
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Length:
1 mm = 0.04 in
1 cm = 0.39 in
1 m = 39.37 in = 3.28 ft
1 m = 1.09 yd
1 km = 0.62 mi
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Length:
1 in = 2.54 cm
1 ft = 30.48 cm = 0.305 m
1 yd = 0.914 m
1 mi = 1.609 km
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Weight:
1 g = 0.035
oz
1 l
= 1.057 qt
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Weight:
1 oz = 28.350 g
1 lb = 0.453 kg
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Capacity:
1 ml = .2 tsp
1 l
= 1.057 qt
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Capacity:
1 tsp = 5 ml
1 c = 236 ml
1 qt = 0.946 l
1 gal = 3.785
l
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Conversions
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Proportions
will help you make conversions when working with
measurements.
Create a unit conversion
ratio, which is always equal to 1:
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Find how many
gallons are in a 3-liter bottle of cola?
Solving
algebraically, the answer is 0.793 gal
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