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Units of Linear Measurement
ENGLISH SYSTEM
< ---1 INCH--- >
12 inches | = | 1 foot |
3 feet | = | 1 yard |
5,280 feet | = | 1 mile |
1 inch | = | 2.54 centimeters |
METRIC SYSTEM
<----->
1 CENTIMETER
1 centimeter | = | 10 millimeters |
100 centimeters | = | 1 meter |
1000 meters | = | 1 kilometer |
1 centimeter | = | .3937 inch |
1 meter is equal to 1,553,164.13 wave
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