Difference between revisions of "Metric to English conversions"

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(1 meter = 39.37 inches = 3.28 feet)
(8 kilometers is 5 miles.)
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:1 [[centimeter]] = 0.3937 [[inches]]
 
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For example, 2 meters = 78.74 inches (just under 6'7")
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For example, 2 meters = 78.74 inches (just under 6'7"). 8 kilometers is 5 miles.
  
 
==Weight ==
 
==Weight ==

Revision as of 22:08, March 15, 2008

Length

1 kilometer = 0.621 mile
1 meter = 39.37 inches = 3.28 feet
1 centimeter = 0.3937 inches

For example, 2 meters = 78.74 inches (just under 6'7"). 8 kilometers is 5 miles.

Weight

Note that scientists make a distinction between weight and mass.

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds