METRIC TABLES 



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Equivalents of American measures in metric terms 



LENGTH 



A p proximately Exactly 



inch is 2V centimeters (2.54) 



foot is 0.3 of meter (.3048) 



yard is 0.9 of meter (.9144) 



rod is 5 meters (5.029) 



chain is 20 meters (20.117) 



furlong is 200 meters (201.17) 



mile is 1600 meters (1609.3) 



nautical mile is 1850 meters (1853.2) 



AREA 



sq. inch is 6J sq. centimeters (6.451) 



sq. foot is 0.09 of sq. meter (.0929) 



sq. yard is 0.83 of sq. meter (.8361) 



sq. rod is 25 sq. meters (25.29) 



rood is 1000 sq. meters (1011.7) 



acre is 0.4 of hectare (.4047) 



sq. mile is 258 hectares (258.99) 



BULK 



cubic inch is 16i cubic centimeters (16.387) 



cubic foot is 0.028 of cubic meter (.028316) 



cubic yard is 0.76 of cubic meter (.7645) 



00 cubic feet is 2.8 cubic meters (2.8316) 



M board meas. is 2^ cubic meters (2.36) 



cord is 3.6 cubic meters (3.624) 



U. S. liquid pint is 0.47 of liter (.473) 



U. S. liquid quart is 0.9 of liter (.946) 



U. S. liquid gallon is 3.7 liters (3.785) 



peck is 9 liters (U. S. 8.81. Eng. 9.08) 



bushel is 36 liters (U.S. 35.24. Eng. 36.35) 



WEIGHT 



grain is 0.06^6 of gram (.0648) 



troy oz. is 31 grams (31.103) 



1 avoir, oz. is 28 grams (28.35) 



1 avoir. Ib. is 0.45 of kilo (.4536) 



60 Ib. (wheat bu.) is 27 kilos (27.216) 



80 Ib. (coal bu.) is 36 kilos (36.287) 



1 cental is 45 kilos (45.36) 



112 Ib. (cwt.) is 50 kilos (50.8) 



1 net ton is 0.9 metric ton (.9072) 



1 gross ton is 1 metric ton (1.016) 



Money Tables 



English money . 



4 farthings (qr.) = 1 penny (d.). 



12 pence = 1 shilling (s.). 



20 shillings = 1 poundorsovereign(). 



21 shillings =1 guinea (g.). 



. 8. d. qr. 



1 = 20 = 240 = 960 



1 12 = 48 



1 pound is about $4.86. J = 4 



