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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
  10. Hectares (10,000 m^2) .............            2.47           acres
  11. Square kilometers .................            0.39           square miles
  12. Cubic meters ......................           35.3            cubic feet
  13. Liters ............................            0.26           gallons
  14. Kilograms .........................            2.2            pounds
  15. Metric tons .......................            0.98           long tons
  16.          ..........................            1.1            short tons
  17.          ..........................        2,204              pounds
  18. Degrees Celsius ...................            9              degrees
  19.   (Centigrade) ....................        divide by 5        Fahrenheit
  20.                                            and add 32
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