The Facts On File Algebra Handbook

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CHARTS & TABLES Measurements


CHARTS & TABLES Measurements


Measurements (continued)


Cubic (continued)
Value Is the same as
0.23990 cubic mile 1 cubic kilometer
1 cubic mile 4.16818 cubic kilometers
1,000 cubic millimeters 1 cubic centimeter
1,000 cubic centimeters 1 cubic decimeter
1,000 cubic decimeters 1 cubic meter
0.061023 cubic inch 1 cubic centimeter
61.023 cubic inches 1 cubic decimeter
35.315 cubic feet 1 cubic meter

Length and Distance
Value Is the same as
4 inches 1 hand (for measuring height of horses)
12 inches 1 foot
3 feet 1 yard
6 feet 1 fathom (for measuring depth of the sea)
51 / 2 yards (16^1 / 2 feet) 1 rod
40 rods (^1 / 8 mile) 1 furlong
8 furlongs 1 mile
320 rods 1 mile
5,280 feet 1 mile
knot/nautical mile 6,080.27 feet (for measuring distance at sea)
knot/nautical mile 1.15 linear miles
10 millimeters 1 centimeter
10 centimeters 1 decimeter
10 decimeters 1 meter
10 meters 1 decameter
10 decameters 1 hectometer
10 hectometers 1 kilometer
1 inch 25.4 millimeters
1 inch 2.54 centimeters
1 foot 30.48 centimeters
1 foot 3.048 decimeters
1 foot 0.3048 meter
1 yard 0.9144 meter
(continues)
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