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  1. $Title{Table 1.: Metric Conversion Coefficients}
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  5. When you know                  Multiply by     To find
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  8. Millimeters ..............          0.04       inches
  9. Centimeters ..............          0.39       inches
  10. Meters ...................          3.3        feet
  11. Kilometers ...............          0.62       miles
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  13. Hectares (10,000 m2) .....          2.47       acres
  14. Square kilometers ........          0.39       square miles
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  16. Cubic meters ............          35.3        cubic feet
  17. Liters ..................           0.26       gallons
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  19. Kilograms   .............           2.2        pounds
  20. Metric tons .............           0.98       long tons
  21.             .............           1.1        short tons
  22.             .............       2,204          pounds
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  24. Degrees Celsius ........            9          degrees Fahrenheit
  25.  (Centigrade)                  divide by 5
  26.                                and add 32
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