Difference between revisions of "Metric to English conversions"

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(1,609.3 meter = 1 mile - gasp, choke, ....)
(There, that's what I meant: 1 kilometer = 0.621 mile)
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==Length==
 
==Length==
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:1,609.3 [[meter]] = 1 [[mile]]
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:1 [[kilometer]] = 0.621 [[mile]]
 
:1 [[meter]] = 39.37 [[inches]]
 
:1 [[meter]] = 39.37 [[inches]]
 
:1 [[centimeter]] = 2.54 [[inches]]
 
:1 [[centimeter]] = 2.54 [[inches]]

Revision as of 22:02, March 15, 2008

Length

1 kilometer = 0.621 mile
1 meter = 39.37 inches
1 centimeter = 2.54 inches

For example, 2 meters = 78.74 inches (just under 6'7")

Weight

Note that scientists make a distinction between weight and mass.

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds