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The document provides various conversion formulas between common units of measurement for distance, mass, area, volume, force, energy, power and temperature. Some examples include: 1 foot is equal to 12 inches, 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet, 1 ounce is equal to 28.35 grams, 1 acre is equal to 43560 square feet, 1 quart is equal to 57.75 cubic inches, 1 British Thermal Unit is equal to 1.055 Joules, and 1 horsepower is equal to 746 Watts.
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Conversions 2

The document provides various conversion formulas between common units of measurement for distance, mass, area, volume, force, energy, power and temperature. Some examples include: 1 foot is equal to 12 inches, 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet, 1 ounce is equal to 28.35 grams, 1 acre is equal to 43560 square feet, 1 quart is equal to 57.75 cubic inches, 1 British Thermal Unit is equal to 1.055 Joules, and 1 horsepower is equal to 746 Watts.
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Distance Conversions

1 foot (ft) 12 inches (in)


1 yard (yd) 3 feet (ft)
1 mile (mi) 1760 yards (yd)
1 mile (mi) 5280 feet (ft)
1 furlong 220 yards (yd)
1 nautical mile 1.852 kilometer (km)
1 geographical mile 1.855 kilometer (km)
1 inch (in) 2.54 centimeter (cm)
1 foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m)
1 rod 5.029 meter (m)
1 fathom 1.8288 meter (m)
1 chain 20.177 meter (m)
1 cable length 185.2 meter (m)

Mass Conversions
1 ounce (oz) 437.5 grains (gr)
1 ounce (oz) 28.35 grams (g)
1 pound (lb) 16 ounces (oz)
1 short ton 2000 pounds (lb)
1 long ton 2240 pounds(lb)
1 metric ton 1000 kilogram (kg)
1 pound (lb) 435 grams (g)
1 kilogram (kg) 2.2 pounds (lb)
1 slug 14.59 kilogram (kg)
Area Conversions
1 square feet (ft2) 144 square inches
1 acre 43,560 square feet (ft2)
1 square miles (mi2) 640 acres
1 hectare (ha) 10,000 square meters (m2
1 square kilometer (km2) 100 hectares (ha)
1 manzana 1.73 acres
1 square kilometer (km2) 100 hectometers (hm)

Volume Conversions
1 quart (qt) 57.75 cubic inches (in3)
1 gallon (gal) 4 quarts (qt)
1 gallon (gal) 3.79 liters (l)
1 barrel 42 gallons (gal) [petroleum]
1 milliliter (ml) 1 cubic centimeter (cm3)
1 liter (l) 2.11 pint (pt) [US]
1 liter (l) 1.76 pint (pt) [English]
1 cubic meter (m3) 1,000 liter (l)

Force Conversions
1 pound-force (lbf) 4.448 Newton (N)
1 kip 1000 pound-force (lbf)
1 kip 4.448 kiloNewton (kN)
1 poundal (pdl) 0.1382550 Newton (N)
1 long ton-force 2240 pound-force (lbf)
1 short ton-force 2000 pound-force (lbf)
1 sthène (sn) 1 kilonewton (kN)
Temperature

Energy Conversions
1 British Thermal Unit (BTU) 1,055 Joules (J)
1 British Thermal Unit (BTU) 252 calories (cal)
1 calorie (cal) 4.187 Joules (J)
1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) 3,600 kilojoules (kJ)
1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) 3412.14 British Thermal Unit (BTU)
1 million tonnes of oil (Mtoe) 41.868 gigajoules (GJ)

Power Conversions
1 horsepower (hp) 746 watts (W)
1 horsepower (hp) 550 foot-pounds/second (ft-lb/s)
1 horsepower (hp) 42.4 British Thermal Unit/minute
(BTU/min)
1 kilowatt (kW) 1.34 horsepower (hp)
1 kilowatt (kW) 57 British Thermal Unit/minute
(BTU/min)
1 kilowatt (kW) 44,200 foot-pounds/minute
(ft-lb/min)

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