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1.558 X [10.sup.-3] horsepower-hours
kilogram-calories 4,183 joules
kilogram-calories 426.6 kilogram-meters
kilogram-calories/min. 51.43 foot-pounds/second
kilogram-calories/min. 0.09351 horsepower
kilogram-calories/min. 0.06972 kilowatts
kilograms/hectare .893 pounds/acre
kilometers [10.sup.5] centimeters
kilometers 0.6214 miles
kilometers 3,281 feet
kilometers 1,000 meters
kilometers 1093.6 yards
kilometers/hour 27.78 centimetere/sec
kilometers/hour 54.68 feet/minute
kilometers/hour 0.9113 feet/second
kilometers/hour 0.5396 knots/hour
kilometers/hour 16.67 meters/hour
kilometers/hour 0.6214 miles/hour
kilowatts 56.92 B.t.u./minute
kilowatts 4.425 X [10.sup.4] foot-pounds/minute
kilowatts 737.6 foot-pounds/second
kilowatts 1.341 horsepower
kilowatts 14.34 kg-calories/min
kilowatts [10.sup.3] watts
kilowatts-hours 3,412 B.t.u.
kilowatts-hours 2.655 X [10.sup.6] foot-pounds
kilowatts-hours 1.341 horsepower-hours
kilowatts-hours 3.6 X [10.sup.6] joules
kilowatts-hours 860.5 kilogram-calories
kilowatts-hours 3.671 X [10.sup.5] kilogram-meters
meters 100 centimeters
meters 3.2808 feet
meters 39.37 inches
meters [10.sup.-3] kilometers
meters [10.sup.3] millimeters
meters 1.0936 yards
meter-kilograms 9.807 X [10.sup.7] centimeter-dynes

MULTIPLY BY TO OBTAIN

meter-kilograms [10.sup.5] centimeter-grams
meter-kilograms 7.233 pound-feet
meters/minute 1.667 centimeters/second
meters/minute 3.281 feet/minute
meters/minute 0.05468 feet/second
meters/minute 0.06 kilometers/hour
meters/minute 0.03728 miles/hour
meters/second 196.8 feet/minute
meters/second 3.281 feet/second
meters/second 3.6 kilometers/hour
meters/second 0.06 kilometers/minute
meters/second 2.237 miles/hour
meters/second 0.03728 miles/minute
miles 1.609 X [10.sup.5] centimeters
miles 5,280 feet
miles 1.6093 kilometers
miles 1,760 yards
miles/min 88.0 feet/second
miles/min 1.6093 kilometers/minute
miles/min 0.8684 knots/minute
ounces 8.0 drams
ounces 437.5 grains
ounces 28.35 grams
ounces 0.625 pounds
ounces/square inch 0.0625 pounds/square inch
pints (dry) 33.60 cubic inches
pints (liquid) 28.87 cubic inches
pounds 444,823 dynes
pounds 7,000 grains
pounds 453.6 grams
pounds 0.45 kilograms
pounds of water 0.01602 cubic feet
pounds of water 27.68 cubic inches
pounds of water 0.1198 gallons
pounds of water/min. 2.669 X [10.sup.-4] cubic feet/second
pounds/cubic foot 0.01602 grams/cubic cms.
pounds/cubic foot 16.02 kgs/cubic meter
pounds/cubic foot 5.787 X [10.sup.-4] pounds/cubic inch
pounds/square foot 4.882 kgs/sq meter
pounds/square foot 6.944 X [10.sup.-3] pounds/square inch
pounds/square inch 0.06304 atmospheres
pounds/square inch 703.1 kgs/square meter
pounds/square inch 144.0 pounds/square foot
quarts (dry) 67.20 cubic inches
quarts (liquid) 57.75 cubic inches
quadrants (angle) 90 degrees
quadrants (angle) 5,400 minutes
quadrants (angle) 1.571 radians
radians 57.30 degrees
radians 3,438 minutes
radians/second 57.30 degrees/second
raidans/second 0.1592 revolutions/second
revolutions 360.0 degrees
revolutions 4.0 quadrants
revolutions 6.283 radians
revolutions/minute 6.0 degrees/second
square centimeters 1.076 X [10.sup.-3] square feet
square centimeters 0.1550 square inches
square centimeters [10.sup.-6] square meters

MULTIPLY BY TO OBTAIN

square centimeters 100 square millimeters
square feet 2.296 X [10.sup.-5] acres
square feet 929.0 square centimeters
square feet 144.0 square inches
square feet 0.09290 square meters
square feet 3.587 X [10.sup.-8] square miles
square feet 0.1111 square yards
square inches 6.452 square centimeters
square inches 645.2 square millimeters
square meters 2.471 X [10.sup.-4] acres
square meters 10.764 square feet
square meters 3.861 X [10.sup.-7] square miles
square meters 1.196 square yards
square miles 640.0 acres
square miles 2.7878 X [10.sup.7] square feet
square miles 2.590 square kilometers
square miles 3.098 X [10.sup.6] square yards
square yards 2.066 X [10.sup.-4] acres
square yards 9.0 square feet
square yards 0.8361 square meters
square yards 3.228 X [10.sup.-7 square miles
temp (degs C) + 237 1.0 abs temp (degs K)
temp (degs C) + 17.8 1.8 temp (degs F)
temp (deqs F) - 32 5/9 temp (degs C)
tons (long) 1,016 kilograms
tons (long) 2,240 pounds
tons (metric) [10.sup.3] kilograms
tons (metric) 2,205 pounds
tons (short) 907.2 kilograms
tons (short) 2,000 pounds
tons (short)/sq. foot 9,765 kgs/square meter
tons (short)/sq. foot 13.89 pounds/square inch
tons (short)/sq. inch 1.406 X [10.sup.6] kgs/square meter
tons (short)/sq. inch 2,000 pounds/square inch
yards 0.9144 meters
 
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