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Appendix I: Conversion Chart
English to Metric
Linear
Measurement
Land
Measurement
Liquid
Measurement
Dry
Measurement
Fuel
Consumption
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 foot = 30.48 centimeters or .305 meters
1 yard = 0.914 meters
1 mile = 1.609 kilometers
1 acre = 0.405 hectares
1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers or 259 hectares
1 pin
t = 0.473 liters
1 quart = 0.946 liters
1 gallon = 3.785 liters
1 quart = 1.101 liters
1 peck = 8.810 liters
1 bushel = 35.239 liters
10 miles per gallon = 4.25 kilometers per liter
Metric to English
Linear
Measurement
Land
Measurement
Liquid
Measurement
Dry
Measurement
Fuel
Consumption
1 millimeter = 0.039 inches
1 centimeter = 0.394 inches
1 meter = 3.281 feet or 39.37 inches
1 k
ilomet
er
=
0.621 miles
1 hectare = 2.471 acres
1 square kilometer = 0.386 square miles or 247.1 acres
1 liter = 1.057 quarts
1 decaliter = 2.64 gallons
(10 liters)
1 lit
er
=
0.908 quarts
1 decaliter = 0.284 bushels
(10 liters)
10 kilometers = 23.5 miles per gallon
per liter