The Facts On File Algebra Handbook

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Measurements CHARTS & TABLES


Measurements CHARTS & TABLES


Measurements (continued)


Capacity (and Weight), Liquid (continued)
Value Is the same as
4 gills 1 pint
2 pints 1 quart
1 quart 57.75 cubic inches
4 quarts 1 gallon (231 cubic inches)
1 gallon water 8.5 pounds
7.5 gallons water 1 cubic foot
7.5 gallons water 62.5 pounds
31.5 gallons 1 barrel
1.0567 quarts 1 liter
10 liters 1 dekaliter
10 dekaliters 1 hectoliter
100 liters 1 hectoliter
1,000 liters 1 kiloliter (1,056 quarts)

Counting
Value Is the same as
2 units 1 pair
12 units 1 dozen
13 units 1 baker’s dozen
20 units 1 score
12 dozen 1 gross
12 gross 1 great gross

Cubic
Value Is the same as
1 cubic inch 16.387 cubic centimeters
1,728 cubic inches 1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot 0.028317 cubic meter
27 cubic feet 1 cubic yard
128 cubic feet 1 cubic cord of wood
(8 ft. long ×4 feet wide ×4 feet high)
1 cubic yard 0.76455 cubic meter
1.3079 cubic yards 1 cubic meter
(continues)
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