Metric Conversions
Here is a basic Metric Conversion table along with some links to other sites where conversions may be made for specific sizes. We hope this is a help to our European students. The links take you to shareware conversion programs.
First, some simple conversions:
| 1/4" (inch) | 6.35 millimeters |
| 1 inch | 25.4 millimeters |
| 4.5" | 114.30 millimeters |
| 1/4 yard | .228 meters |
| 1/2 yard | .457 meters |
| 1 yard | .914 meters |
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LIQUID MEASURES |
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| 1 ounce | 29.5 ml |
| 8 ounces | .24 liters (1 cup) |
| 1 cup | 236 ml |
| 4 cups | 1 quart |
| 1 quart | .94 liters |
| 4 quarts | 1 gallon |
| 1 gallon | 3.78 liters |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 milliliters |
| 3 tsps | 1 tbsp |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 milliliters |
| 2 tbsps | one ounce |
| 4 tbsp= 2 ozs | 1/4 cup |
| 1/2 cup | 120 milliliters |
| 1 cup | 240 milliliters |
http://www.onlineconversion.com/
http://www.remote-control.net/convert/tables/general/index.html
conversion factors
feet ----> centimeters ----> c.f.== 30.48
centimeters ----> feet ----> c.f.== .03281
centimeters ----> inches ----> c.f.== .3937
centimeters ----> meters ----> c.f.== .01
inches ----> centimeters ----> c.f.== 2.54
inches ----> feet ----> c.f.== 0.08333333
inches ----> meters ----> c.f.== .0254
yards ----> foot ----> c.f.== 3
yards ----> inches ----> c.f.== 36
yards ----> meters ----> c.f.== .9144
meters ----> centimeters ----> c.f.== 100
meters ----> feet ----> c.f.== 3.281
meters ----> inches ----> c.f.== 39.37
An example listing in the table may be:
centimeters ----> inches ----> c.f.== .3937
(c.f. is just an abbreviation for conversion factor)
If you have 10 centimeters, just multiply by .3937 to get 3.937 inches.
If you have 10 inches and want to convert to centimeters, just multiply 10
inches by 1/.3937 [that is, 10 times (1 divided by .3937)] to get 25.40
centimeters.
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conversion software--some freeware or demo
http://www.remote-control.net/convert/software/index.html