Dave's Math Tables: Weights and Measures
(Math | General | Weights and Measures | Lengths)

Unit Conversion Tables for Lengths & Distances

A note on the metric system:
Before you use this table, convert to the base measurement first, in that convert centi-meters to meters, convert kilo-grams to grams. In this way, I don't have to list every imaginable combination of metric units.

The notation 1.23E + 4 stands for 1.23 x 10+4 = 0.000123.

from \ to= __ feet= __ inches= __ meters= __ miles= __ yards
foot 120.3048(1/5280)(1/3)
inch(1/12) 0.0254(1/63360)(1/36)
meter3.280839... 39.37007... 6.213711...E - 41.093613...
mile5280633601609.344 1760
yard3360.9144(1/1760) 
To use: Find the unit to convert from in the left column, and multiply it by the expression under the unit to convert to.
Examples: foot = 12 inches; 2 feet = 2x12 inches.

Useful Exact Length Relationships

mile = 1760 yards = 5280 feet
yard = 3 feet = 36 inches
foot = 12 inches
inch = 2.54 centimeters



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