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  1. $Title{Table 1.: Metric Conversion Coefficients}
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  4. When you know                           Multiply by     To find
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  6. Millimeters  ........................        0.04       inches
  7. Centimeters  ........................        0.39       inches
  8. Meters  .............................        3.3        feet
  9. Kilometers  .........................        0.62       miles
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  11. Hectares (10,000 m^2)                        2.47       acres
  12. Square kilometers  ..................        0.39       square miles
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  14. Cubic meters  .......................       35.3        cubic feet
  15. Liters  .............................        0.26       gallons
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  17. Kilograms  ..........................        2.2        pounds
  18. Metric tons  ........................        0.98       long tons
  19.              ........................        1.1        short tons
  20.              ........................    2,204          pounds
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  22. Degrees Celsius  ....................        9          degrees Fahrenheit
  23. (Centigrade)                             divide by 5
  24.                                          and add 32
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