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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
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MISCELLANEOUS
3 inches...........1 palm 4 inches.........1 hand
6 inches...........1 span 18 inches.........1 cubit
21.8 inches............1 Bible cubit
2½ feet.............1 military pace
METRIC EQUIVALENTS — Linear Measure
1 centimeter........0.3937 inch
1 inch...............2.54 centimeters
1 decimeter.........3.937 inches...........0.328 foot
1 foot...............3.048 decimeters
1 meter.............39.37 inches...........1.0936 yards
1 yard...............0.9144 meter
1 dekameter.........1.9884 rods
1 rod...............0.5029 dekameter
1 kilometer.........0.62137 mile
1 mile...............1.6093 kilometers
Square Measure
1 square centimeter...0.1550 square inch
1 square inch........6.452 square centimeters
1 square decimeter...0.1076 square foot
1 square foot........9.2903 square decimeters
1 square meter.......1.196 square yards
1 square yard........0.8361 square meter
1 acre...............160 square rods
1 square rod.........0.00625 acre
1 hectare............2.47 acres
1 acre...............0.4047 hectare
1 square kilometer...0.386 square mile
1 square mile........2.59 square kilometers
Weights
1 gram...............0.03527 ounce
1 ounce.............28.35 grams
1 kilogram...........2.2046 pounds
1 pound.............0.4536 kilogram
1 metric ton.........0.98421 English ton
1 English ton........1.016 metric ton