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