Unit Conversion

COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations may stand for singular or plural usage
cm = centimeter	cu. = cubic	ft. = foot	gl. = gallon (US)
gr. = gram	Imp. = Imperial	in. = inch	kg. = kilogram
km. = kilometer	l. = liter	lb. = pound	m. = meter
mi. = mile	oz. = ounce	qt. = quart	std. = standard
US = United States	yd. = yard

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LENGTH MEASURES
		Common Usage		Reciprocal Value
		1 ft. = 12 in..		1 in. = 0.0833 ft.
		1 yd. = 3 ft.		1 ft. = 0.3333 yd.
		1 rod = 5.5000 yd.		1 yd. = 0.1818 rods
		1 furlong = 40 rods		1 rod = 0.0250 furlongs
		1 mile = 8 furlongs		1 furlong = 0.1250 mi.
		1 mi. = 5,280 ft.		1 ft. = 0.000189 mi.
		1 mi. = 1,760 yd.		1 yd. = 0.000568 mi.
		1 fathom = 6 ft.		1 ft. = 0.1667 fathom
		120 fathoms = 1 cable		1 cable = 0.00833 fathoms
		1 league = 3 mi.		1 mi. = 0.3333 leagues
		1 nautical mi. = 6076.11 ft.		1 ft. = 0.000165 natical mi.
		1 hand = 4 in. (equestrian)		1 in. = 0.2500 hands
METRIC
		1 in. = 2.54 cm.		1 cm. = 0.3937 in.
		1 ft. = 30.48 cm.		1 cm. = 0.0328 ft.
		1 m. = 3.2808 ft.		1 ft. = 0.3048 m.
		1 m. = 39.37 in.		1 in. = 0.0254 m.
		1 m. = 1.0936 yd.		1 yd. = 0.9144 m.
		1 rod = 5.029 m.		1 m. = 0.1988 rod
		1 km = 1000 m.		1 m. = 0.001 km.
		1 km = 0.621 mi.		1 mi. = 1.6103 km.

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SQUARE MEASURES
		Common Usage		Reciprocal Value
		1 sq. ft. = 144 sq. in.		1 sq. in = 0.0069 sq. in.
		1 sq. yd. = 9 sq. ft.		1 sq. ft. = 0.1111 sq. yd.
		1 sq. rod = 30.25 sq. yd.		1 sq. yd. = 0.0331 sq. rods
		1 sq. mi. = 640 acres		1 acre = 0.0016 sq. mi.
METRIC
		1 sq. cm. = 0.1550 sq. in.		1 sq. in. = 6.452 sq. cm.
		1 sq. ft. = 0.0929 sq. m.		1 sq. m. = 10.7643 sq. ft.
		1 sq. m. = 1.196 sq. yd.		1 sq. yd. = 0.8361 sq. m.
		1 hectare = 2.47 acres		1 acre = 0.4049 hectares
		1 sq. km. = 0.386 sq. mi.		1 sq. mi. = 2.59 sq. km.

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CUBIC & VOLUME MEASURES
		Common Usage		Reciprocal Value
		1 cu. ft. = 1,728 cu. in		1 cu. in. = 0.0005787 cu. ft.
		1 cu. yd. = 27 cu. ft.		1 cu. ft. = 0.0370 cu. yd.
		1 cord (wood) = 128 cu. ft.		1 cu. ft. = 0.0078 cord
		1 US std. gal. = 231 cu. in.		1 cu. in. = 0.00016 US std. gal.
METRIC
		1 cu. in. = 16.39 cu. cm.		1 cu. cm. = 0.0610 cu. in.
		1 cu. m. = 35.3357 cu. ft.		1 cu. ft. = 0.0283 cu. m.
		1 cu. m. = 1.308 cu. yd.		1 cu. yd. = 0.7646 cu. m.
DRY MEASURES
		1 qt. = 2 pints		1 pint = 0.5000 qt.
		1 peck = 8 qt.		1 qt. = 0.1250 peck
		1 bushel = 4 pecks		1 peck = 0.2500 bushels
METRIC
		1 qt. dry = 1.101 l.		1 l. = 0.908 qt. dry
		1 peck = 8.810 l.		1 l. = 0.1135 peck
		1 hectoliter = 2.8375 bushels		1 bushel = 0.3524 hectoliters
LIQUID MEASURES
		1 pint = 2 cup		1 cup = 0.5000 pints
		1 qt. = 2 pints		1 pints = 0.5000 qt.
		1 gl. = 4 qt.		1 qt. = 0.2500 gl.
		1 gl. = 8 pints		1 pint = 0.125000 gl.
		1 barrel = 31.5 gl.		1 gl. = 0.0317 barrel
IMPERIAL & METRIC LIQUID MEASURE
		1 US gl. = 0.833 Imp. gl.		1 Imp. gl. = 1.201 US gl.
		1 Imp. gl. = 4.546 l.		1 l. = 0.2200 Imp. gl.
		1 l. = 0.264 US gl.		1 US gl. = 3.7879 l.
		1 l. = 1.0567 qt. liquid		1 qt. liquid = 0.9463 l.
		1 gl. = 3.7854 l.		1 l. = 0.2642 gl.

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WEIGHT MEASURES
		Common Usage		Reciprocal Value
		1 lb. = 16 oz.		1 oz. = 0.0625 lb.
		1 ton = 2000 lb.		1 lb. = 0.0005 ton
METRIC
		1 oz. = 28.35 gr.		1 gr. = 0.03527 oz.
		1 kg = 1000 gm		1 gr. = 0.001 kg.
		1 lb. = 0.4536 kg.		1 kg. = 2.2046 lb.
		1 metric ton = 0.9842 English ton		1 English ton = 1.016 metric tons

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Temperature
		Celcius or Centigrade		Fahrenheit
		1 degree Celcius (C)	=	5/9 x (F - 32)
		(9/5 x C) + 32	=	1 degree Fahrenheit (F)