HUMAN BIOLOGY

To convert temperature scales:

Fahrenheit to Celsius: 8 C 5 ( 8 F 2 32)/1.8

Celsius to Fahrenheit: 8 F 5 ( 8 C 3 1.8) 1 32

Units of Measure

English

inch

foot

yard

mile (5,280 feet)

Metric

Length

Metric-english conversions

2.54 centimeters

0.30 meter

0.91 meter

1.61 kilometers

To convert

inches

foot

centimeters

millimeters

multiply by

2.54

30.00

0.39

0.039

to obtain

centimeters

centimeters

inches

inches

=

=

=

=

English

cubic inch

cubic foot

cubic yard

ounce

pint

quart

gallon

Metric

Volume

To convert

fluid ounces

quart

milliliters

liters

multiply by

30.00

0.95

0.03

1.06

to obtain

milliliters

liters

fluid ounces

quarts

= = = = = = =

English

grain

ounce

pound

ton (short) (2,000 pounds)

Metric

Weight

64.80

28.35

453.60

0.91

milligrams

grams

grams

metric ton

16.39

0.03

0.765

0.03

0.47

0.95

3.79

cubic centimeters

cubic meter

cubic meter

liter

liter

liter

liters

To convert

ounces

pounds

pounds

grams

kilograms

multiply by

28.3

453.6

0.45

0.035

2.2

to obtain

grams

grams

kilograms

ounces

pounds

=

=

=

=

212 °F 100 °c

°F °c centimeters Inches

160 °F7 1 °c

131 °F5 5 °c

98.6°F3 7 °c

68 °F2 0 °c

32 °F0°c

–40°F –40°c

110

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

–10

–20

–30

–40 –40

–30

–20

–10

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

230 6

5 4 3 2 1 0

15

14

13

12

11

10

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

210

220

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Appendix III

Appendix iii A-9

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