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CONVERSIONS
LENGTH
1. MILES TO KMS: 1 Mile = 1.6 kms
2. Nautical miles to miles: 1nm = 1.852 kms
3. Km to m : 1 km = 1000 metres
4. Metres to centimetres: 1m = 100cms
5. Centimetres to metres: 1cm = 10 mm
6. Feet to inches: 1 feet = 12 inches
7. Feet to centimetres: 1 feet = 30.48 cms
8. Inches to centimetres: 1 inch = 2.54 cms
9. Metres to feet: 1 metres = 3.28 feet
10. Yards: 1 yard = 3 feet
11. 1 Light year = 9.4 * 1012
12. 1 Parsec = 3.08 * 1016 m
13. 1 Astronomical units (AU) = 1.496 * 1011 m
14. Decimetre to metres: 1 decimetre = 10−m
15. 1 decametre = 10m
16. 1 Fermi = 10-13cm = 10-15m
17. 1 angstorm = 10-8 cm = 10-10m
18. Milli = 10-3
19. Micro = 10⁻⁶
20. Nano = 10⁻⁹
21. Mega = 10⁶
22. Giga = 10⁹
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SPEED
1. Km/hr to m/s: 1km/hr = 5/18 m/s
2. Knots: 1 knot = 1.852 kms/hr
3. Speed of sound: 1 mach = 343 m/sec
4. Speed of light = 3 * 10⁸ m/s

AREA
1. 1 sq. feet = 0.09 sq. metres
2. 1 sq. metre = 100*100 = 10⁴ sq.cms
3. 1 hectares = 1000 sq.metres
4. 1 Acre = 4046 sq.metres
5. 1 sq.yard = 9 sq.feet

WEIGHT
1. Kgs to gms: 1 kg = 1000 gms
2. Ounces to gms: 1 ounce = 28.35 gms
3. Pounds to gms: 1 pound = 453.6 gms
4. Tonnes to kgs: 1 tonne = 1000 kgs
5. Quintals to kgs: 1 quintal = 100 kgs
6. Gms to milligrams: 1 gm = 1000 milligrams
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PRESSURE
UNITS OF PRESSURE

1. PASCAL
2. BAR
3. PSI
4. ATMOSPHERE
a. 1 Bar = 10⁵ Pascal
b. 1 atmosphere = 101325 Pascal
c. 1 atmosphere = 1.01325 bar
d. 1 Bar = 760 mm of Hg column or 76 cm of Hg column
e. 1 PSI = 0.0689476 bar(100 PSI = 6.9 bar)

Absolutepressure
Absolute pressure= =Gauge
Gaugepressure
pressure+ +Atmospheric
Atmosphericpressure
pressure

Atmospheric pressureisismeasured
Atmospheric pressure measured by barometer
by barometer

11Bar
Bar==10
10mmapprox.
approx.water
watercolumn
column

TEMPERATURE
𝒄 𝒇−𝟑𝟐
a. Celsius to Fahrenheit: 𝟓 = 𝟗
b. 273 kelvin = 0 degree celsius
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ANGLES
1. Degrees to gradian: 1⁰ = 1.11 gradians (360⁰ = 400 gradians)
2. Degrees to radians: 1⁰ =  radians
3. Degrees to seconds: 1⁰ = 3600 seconds
4. Degrees to minutes: 1⁰ = 60 minutes

VOLUME
1. Gallons to litres: 1 gallon = 3.78 litres
2. Barrels to litres: 1 barrel = 159 litres
3. Barrels to gallons : 1 barrel = 42 gallons
4. Litres to cubic centimetres: 1 litre = 1000 cc (1 litre = 1000ml)
5. 1 cubic metres = 103 litres = 106cc

ENERGY AND POWER

1. KWH(kilo-watt-hour)
2. Joules
3. Calories
a. 1 calorie = 4.184 joules

CURRENCY
CURRENCY COUNTRY
1. USD U.S.
2. EURO EUROPE
3. POUNDS BRITAIN
4. YEN JAPAN
5. YUAN CHINA
6. RUBBLE RUSSIA