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TEMPERATURE Centrigrade to Fehrenheit = multiply cent. degrees by 9, divide by 5 and add 32.
Fehrenheit to Centrgrade = subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9.
32 degrees F = 0 C (freezing) 70 " F = 21.1 (room) 110 " F = 43.3 C (bath) 212 " F = 100 C (boiling)
Dry Measure - Capacity 1 dry quart = 2 dry pints or .125 pecks or 1.101 1 peck = 16 dry pints or 8 dry quarts 1 bushel = 64 dry pints, or 32 dry quarts, or 4 pecks or 35.2383 liters, or 2150.42 cubic inches 1 liter = .908 dry quarts
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Avoirdupois,Weight or Mass
27 11/32 grains = 1 dram 16 drams = 1 ounce 16 ounces = 1 pound = 7000 grains = 256 drams 2000 pounds = 1 short ton 1 pound = 16 ounces or.454 kilograms 1 hundredweight = 100 lbs. 1 ton = 20 hundredweight or 2000 lbs. 1 long ton = 2240 lbs. 1 metric ton = 2204.6 lbs. 1000 microgram = 1 milligram 1000 milligrams = 1 gram 1000 grams = 1 kilogram or 2.2 lbs. or 35.3 ounces 1999kilograms = 1 metric ton 1 kilogram = 2.204 lbs
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Metric Linear 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters 1 decimeter = 10 centimeters 1 meter = 10 decimeters 1 dekameter = 10 meters 1 hektometer = 10 dekameters1 1 kilometer = 10 hektometers 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters 1 meter = 39.37 inches 1 yard = 0.914 meters
Troy Weight (weight in gold, silver , jewels) 1 pennyweight = 24 grains 1 ounce = 20 pennyweight 1 pound = 12 ounces
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Apothecaries' Measures 1 scruple = 20 grains 1 fluid dram = 60 minims(m) 1 dram = 3 scruples 8 fluid drams = 1 fluid ounce 16 fluid ounces = 1 pint (0) 8 pints = 1 gallon(cong) A minim is a drop approx.
Words of the Metric System milli = 1/1000 = one thousand centi = 1/100 = one hundred deci = 1/10 = one tenth deka = 10 = ten hecto = 100 = one hundred kilo = 1000 = one thousand
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Square Measure 1 sq. foot = 144 sq. inches 1 sq. link = 0.4356 sq. feet 1 sq. yard = 9 sq. feet 1 sq. rod = 30 1/4 sq. yards 1 acre = 160 sq. rods or 43,560 sq. feet or 100,000 sq. links or 10 sq. chains 1 sq. mile = 640 acres or 102,400 sq. rods 1 sq. rod = 625 sq. links 1 sq. chain = 16 sq. rods 100 acres = 1 hectare 1 sq. meter = 10.76 sq. feet or 1.2 sq. yards
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Food Weights (approx.) 1 pint (2 cups) sugar = 1 pound 1 pint (2 cups) butter = 1 pound 1 pint (2 cups) lard = 1 pound 1 pint (2 cups) flour = 1/4 pound 9-10 eggs = 1 pound 1 pint milk = 1.075 pounds 4 teaspoons baking powder = 1 once 51/8 cups coffee = 1 pound 61/2 cups tea = 1 pound
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Linear Measure
1 foot = 12 inches 1 link = 7.92 inches 1 yard = 3 feet or 36 inches 1 rod = 5 1/2 yards or 16 1/2 feet 1 mile = 320 rods 1 mile = 5280 feet or 1760 yards 1 mile = 8000 links or 320 rods or 80 chains 1 nautical mile = 6080.2 feet or 1.15 mile 1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour 1 furlong = 1/8 mile (660 feet or 220 yards) 1 league = 3 miles or 24 furlongs 1 fathom = 2 yards 1 chain = 100 links, 22 yards 1 hand = 4 inches 1 span = 9 inches
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Liquid Measure - Capacity
1 drop = 1 minim or .05cc. 1 teaspoon = 1 1/2 fluid drams or 120 drops of water or 60 drops of thick fluid 2 teaspoons = 1 dessert spoon 1 tablespoon = 460 drops or 4 drams or 3 teaspoons or 15cc 1 medical teaspoon = 1 fluid dram, 1/4 tablespoon 1 cup = 16 tablespoons, 8 fluid ounces or 1/2 pint 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon 2 tablespoonfuls = 1 fluid ounce 15 milliliters = 1 tablespoonful 1 pint = 2 cups 1 ounce = 30cc 8 fluid drams (fl. dr.) = 1 fluid ounce 4 fluid ounces = 1 gill 1 tumbler = 8 ounces or 240cc 1 pint = 16 ounces or 480cc or 4 gills 1 quart = 2 pints or 32 ounces or 960cc or .946 liters 1 gallon = 4 quarts or 231 cubic inches 2 tablespoons = 1 ounce = 1/16 pound 8 ounces = 1 cup 2 cups = 1 pint = 1 pound 4 cups = 1 quart 8 cups = 2 pounds = 1/2 gallon
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Cubic Measure
1 cubic inch = 16.4 cubic centmeters 1 litre = 61.035 cubic inches or .035 cubic feet 1 cubic meter = 35.3 cubic feet or 1.3 cubic yards 1 cubic foot = 1728 cubic inches 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet or 46656 cubic inches 1 ton, shipping ms. = 100 cu. feet 1 cord = 128 cubic feet, 8' long x 4' wide x 4 ' high 1 board foot = 144 cubic inches, 12" x 12" x 1"
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Insert a number in either input field, click your mouse anywhere and the number will be converted into either Celsius or Fahrenheit▼
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Rules for Computation Area of a circle = square of diameter x .785398 Cubic content of a cylinder or pipe = area of bottom x height Area of rectangle = side x side Area of right triangle = 1/2 base x altitude Diameter of circle = circumference x .3183 Area of an ellipse = long diameter x short diameter x .7854 Area of a sector of a circle = length of arc x half radius Area of a triangle = 1/2 base x altitude Area of a parallelogram = base x height
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To use this algorithm, input your date of birth (MM/DD/YYYY), press "ok" and then boom the day of the week in which you were born on appears.
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