Part 6

1 meter = 39.37 inches

2. Weight (or Mass)

1 pound = 16 ounces = 0.4536 kilograms

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds

1 long ton = 2240 pounds

1 short ton=2000 pounds

3. Volume

1 liquid quart = 0.945 litres

1 litre = 1.06 liquid quarts

1 U. S. gallon = 4 quarts = 231 cubic inches

4. Angular Measure

3.14 radians = PI radians = 180 degrees

1 radian = 57.30 degrees

5. Pressure

760 millimeters of mercury = 14.7 pounds per square inch

6. Power

1 horse power = 550 foot pounds per second = 746 watts

7. Miscellaneous

60 miles per hour = 88 feet per second

980 centimeters per second per second = 32.2 feet per second per second = acceleration of gravity.

1 cubic foot of water weighs 62.4 pounds

1 gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds

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