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  Length

 1 ft = 12 in

 1 cm = 10 mm

   1 yd = 3 ft  1 m = 100 cm
   1 ch = 66 ft  1 km = 1000 m
   1 mi = 80 ch  
   1 mi = 5280 ft  
     
 Area  1 sq ft = 144 sq in  1 cm2 = 100 mm2
   1 sq yd = 9 sq ft  1 m2 = 10,000 cm2
   1 acre = 43,560 sq ft   1 hectare = 10,000 m2 
   1 acre = 10 sq ch  1 km2 = 100 hectares
   1 sq mi = 640 acres  
     
 Volume
 (Solid)
 1 cu ft = 1728 cu in  1 cc3 = 1,000 mm3
   1 cu yd = 27 cu ft  1 m3= 1,000,000 cm3
   1 cord = 128 cu ft
   (stacked wood)
 
   1 cu ft = 12 fbm  
     
 Volume
 (Liquid)
 1 qt = 5 cups  1 l = 1000 ml
   1 gallon = 4 qt  
     
 Weight  1 lb = 16 oz  1 kg = 1000 g
   1 ton = 2000 lbs  1 metric ton = 1000 kg

                 Abbreviations
Imperial                           Metric
in - inch                               mm - millimetre 
ft - foot                                cm - centimetre
yd - yard                              m - metre
ch - chain                             km - kilometre
mi - mile                              l - litre
qt - quart
oz - ounce
lb - pound
fbm - foot board measure

 


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