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  1. <text id=93AC0363>
  2. <title>
  3. Approximate Conversions
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--Statistics         
  7. </history>
  8. <article>
  9. <source>Time Almanac</source>
  10. <hdr>
  11.  Approximate Conversions
  12. </hdr>
  13. <body>
  14. <table>
  15. <tblhdr><cell type=a>Customary<cell type=a><cell type=a><cell type=a><cell type=a>Metric
  16. <row><cell>Inches (in.)<cell>x<cell>25.400<cell>=<cell>millimeters
  17. <row><cell>Feet (ft.)<cell>x<cell>.305<cell>=<cell>meters
  18. <row><cell>Yards (yd.)<cell>x<cell>.914<cell>=<cell>meters
  19. <row><cell>Miles (mi.)<cell>x<cell>1.609<cell>=<cell>kilometers
  20. <row><cell>Square inches (sq.in.)<cell>x<cell>6.452<cell>=<cell>sq. centimeters
  21. <row><cell>Square feet (sq.ft.)<cell>x<cell>.093<cell>=<cell>sq. meters
  22. <row><cell>Square yards (sq.yd.)<cell>x<cell>.836<cell>=<cell>sq. meters
  23. <row><cell>Acres<cell>x<cell>.405<cell>=<cell>hectares
  24. <row><cell>Cubic feet (cu.ft.)<cell>x<cell>.028<cell>=<cell>cu. meters
  25. <row><cell>Cord (cd.)<cell>x<cell>3.625<cell>=<cell>cu. meters
  26. <row><cell>Quarts (lq.)(qt.)<cell>x<cell>.946<cell>=<cell>liter
  27. <row><cell>Gallons (gal.)<cell>x<cell>.004<cell>=<cell>cu. meters
  28. <row><cell>Ounces (avdp.)(oz.)<cell>x<cell>28.350<cell>=<cell>grams
  29. <row><cell>Pounds (avdp.)(lb.)<cell>x<cell>.454<cell>=<cell>kilograms
  30. <row><cell>Horsepower (hp.)<cell>x<cell>.746<cell>=<cell>kilowatts
  31. <row><cell>Degrees Farenheit (-32)<cell>x<cell>5/9<cell>=<cell>degrees Celsius
  32. </table>
  33. <table>
  34. <tblhdr><cell type=a>Metric<cell type=a><cell type=a><cell type=a><cell type=a>Customary
  35. <row><cell>Millimeters (mm)<cell>x<cell>.039<cell>=<cell>inch
  36. <row><cell>Meters (m)<cell>x<cell>3.281<cell>=<cell>feet
  37. <row><cell>Meters (m)<cell>x<cell>1.094<cell>=<cell>yards
  38. <row><cell>Kilometers (km)<cell>x<cell>.621<cell>=<cell>mile
  39. <row><cell>Square centimeters (sq.cm.)<cell>x<cell>.155<cell>=<cell>sq. inch
  40. <row><cell>Square meters (sq.m.)<cell>x<cell>10.764<cell>=<cell>sq. feet
  41. <row><cell>Square meters (sq.m.)<cell>x<cell>1.196<cell>=<cell>sq. yards
  42. <row><cell>Hectares (ha)<cell>x<cell>2.471<cell>=<cell>acres
  43. <row><cell>Cubic meters (cu.m.)<cell>x<cell>35.315<cell>=<cell>cu. feet
  44. <row><cell>Liters (l)<cell>x<cell>1.057<cell>=<cell>quarts (lq.)
  45. <row><cell>Cubic meters (cu.m.)<cell>x<cell>264.172<cell>=<cell>gallons
  46. <row><cell>Grams (g)<cell>x<cell>.035<cell>=<cell>ounce (avdp)
  47. <row><cell>Kilograms (kg)<cell>x<cell>2.205<cell>=<cell>pounds (avdp)
  48. <row><cell>Kilowatts (kW)<cell>x<cell>1.341<cell>=<cell>horsepower
  49. <row><cell>Degrees Celsius<cell>x<cell>9/5+32<cell>=<cell>degrees Fahrenheit
  50. </table>
  51. </body>
  52. </article>
  53. </text>
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