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Appendix 575

A-4.
( Continued). Conversion Factors

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Units of
Weight I I
srain oz. lb. ton gram kg. metric Ion
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1 grdin 1 I 0. 0648 I 1-·_ ·
1 ounce 437. 5 0. 0625 28. 35 0. 0283
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l pound 7000 16 0. 0005 453.6 I 0 4536 --
907 2
l ton -- 32,000 ------- 1 ---==--- ------- -------
0 9072
2000
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1 grdm 15.43 I 0. 0353 l , 0.001
l kilogram I -- 35.27 2. 205 1000 I 0.001
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1 metric ton 35,274 2205 l. 1023 I iOOO

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Units ol Density .. -
!b/cu. in. I ib/cu. ft. I lb/gal. I 9/cu. cm. 9/lltcr
1 pound/cu. ;n, 1 1728 ·-1 231.0 - . 27 .68 27,680
1 pound/cu. ft. -- 1 I 0. 1337 0.0160 16.019
1 pound/gal. 0. 00433 7 .481 l 0. l 198 i 119. 83
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I gram/cu. cm. 0.0361 62.43 8.345 l 1000.0
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1 gram/liter -- 0. 0624 0. 00835 I 0.001 1

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Units o!
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sq. m.
s_ q . � ":.__ sq. ft. I acre sq. mile sq. cm. I ---------- hectaro
1 sq. ,nch I 0.0069 I 6.452 L __
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1 sq. foot -- 1 4- 4 I 929.0 I 0. 0929
::-re-m- i l_ e -------------===--- - -:--43,560_[ 64_0 -- 1==-�---
: 0.0016 : : � : � :7
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1 sc. centimeter 0. 1550 I . - I ·---1--- 1--1--'a.oooi·---1 - -
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1 sq. meter 1550 l--i I
i 10.76 __ 2 � 11 1 10.000
l hectare
1 1

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Units of ---------------------------------·-··----- --------------
1
Volume cu_._;_"· I I c_u_ . � __:.____ I cu. cm. I cu. meter liter U.S. gal. Imp. gal.
__________ , c_u_ . ft_.
0.0164
I cu. inch l I - - I 16.387 I , __ --!-
-- ., -_,'_ -- -_ -- -_ 7=2=8====-- 1' 1 J �-;;--·1 6.229
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i_c_u · _ r o_o_ t
__ __ - - 1 0. 0370 0. 0283 28. 32 j 7. 48 !
1 cu. yurd 46,656 27 I 1 I I ------I --��-1. 202.0 168. 2
0.7646
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___ __ u_ . c_e_n_ t i_m_ • t_•_ r __ , 0.0510---I---_-_-_--- ---==---1 0.0010 I ===-_-_-:_ _ --�I--------
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__ �� - · -m_e_ t e_ r 61,023 35.31 I 1.308 ' 1,000,000 _ 999.97 ·- 264.2 220.0
1 luer 61.025 0.0353 1000.028 0.0010 I 0.2642 0.2200
1 U.S. �allon 231 0.1337 3785.4 3.785 j 0.8327
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1 1_m P•_r_ i •_ i _g_ . 1_ 1 o_n 27 � --- I o_._1_60_5---'---------'---4-5_4_6_ . 1 4. 546 I. 201
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