THE METRIC AND BRITISH SYSTEMS. TABLE OF COMPARISON. |
| Metres. | Decimetres. | Centimetres | Millimeters. | Inches. | | ·001 | ·01 | ·1 | 1 | ·039 | | ·002 | ·02 | ·2 | 2 | ·079 | | ·003 | ·03 | ·3 | 3 | ·118 | | ·004 | ·04 | ·4 | 4 | ·157 | | ·005 | ·05 | ·5 | 5 | ·197 | | ·006 | ·06 | ·6 | 6 | ·236 | | ·007 | ·07 | ·7 | 7 | ·276 | | ·008 | ·08 | ·8 | 8 | ·315 | | ·009 | ·09 | ·9 | 9 | ·354 | | ·01 | ·1 | 1 | 10 | ·394 | | ·02 | ·2 | 2 | 20 | ·787 | | ·03 | ·3 | 3 | 30 | 1·181 | | ·04 | ·4 | 4 | 40 | 1·575 | | ·05 | ·5 | 5 | 50 | 1·968 | | ·06 | ·6 | 6 | 60 | 2·362 | | ·07 | ·7 | 7 | 70 | 2·756 | | ·08 | ·8 | 8 | 80 | 3·150 | | ·09 | ·9 | 9 | 90 | 3·543 | | ·1 | 1 | 10 | 100 | 3·94 | | ·2 | 2 | 20 | 200 | 7·87 | | ·3 | 3 | 30 | 300 | 11·81 | | ·4 | 4 | 40 | 400 | 15·75 | | ·5 | 5 | 50 | 500 | 19·69 | | ·6 | 6 | 60 | 600 | 23·62 | | ·7 | 7 | 70 | 700 | 27·56 | | ·8 | 8 | 80 | 800 | 31·50 | | ·9 | 9 | 90 | 900 | 35·43 | | 1 | 10 | 100 | 1000 | 39·37 | WEIGHT. 1 gramme = 15·44 grains. 28-1/3 grammes = 1 oz. avoird. 1 kilogramme = 1000 grammes = 2·20 lb. avoird. LENGTH. 1 metre = 100 centimetres = 39·37 inches. Roughly speaking, 1 metre = a yard and a tenth. 1 centimetre = two-fifths of an inch. 1 kilometre = 1000 metres = five-eighths of a mile. VOLUME. 1 cubic metre = 1000 litres = 35·32 cubic feet. 1 litre = 1000 cubic centimetres = ·2202 gall. HEAT. 1 calorie = 3·96 British thermal units.
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