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Weights and Measures
| Spanish | English | Spanish | English
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Unión Sudafricana | South Africa | sudafricano | South African |
| *Pretoria | *Pretoria | ||
| El Cabo | Capetown | ||
| Uruguay | Uruguay | uruguayo | Uruguayan |
| *Montevideo | *Montevideo | ||
| Venezuela | Venezuela | venezolano | Venezuelan |
| *Caracas | *Caracas | ||
| La Guayra | La Guayra | ||
| Yugoeslavia | Yugoslavia | yugoeslavo | Yugoslavian |
| *Belgrado | *Belgrade | ||
Weights and Measures
| Spanish | English Equivalent | Abbreviation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| tonelada métrica | 2,200 | pounds | tm. |
| quintal métrico | 220 | pounds | qm. |
| kilo | 2.2 | pounds | kg. |
| gramo | 0.035 | ounce | g. |
| hectolitro | 26.5 | gallons | hl. |
| litro | 1.06 | quarts | l. |
| kilómetro | 0.62 | mile | km. |
| metro | 1.1 | yards or 39.37 inches | m. |
| centímetro | 0.39 | inch | cm. |
| milímetro | 0.039 | inch | mm. |
Table of Equivalents
| 1 tm. | = | 1,000 kg. |
| 1 qm. | = | 100 kg. |
| 1 kg. | = | 1,000 g. |
| 1 hl. | = | 100 l. |
| 1 km. | = | 1,000 m. |
| 1 m. | = | 100 cm. |
| 1 m. | = | 1,000 m. |
| 100°C | = | 180°F |
| 0°C | = | 32°F |
TABLE OF APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS
| Inches to centimeters: | Multiply by 10 and divide by 4. |
| Yards to meters: | Multiply by 9 and divide by 10. |
| Miles to kilometers: | Multiply by 8 and divide by 5. |
| Gallons to liters: | Multiply by 4 and subtract 1/5 of the number of gallons. |
| Pounds to kilograms: | Multiply by 5 and divide by 11. |
| To change degrees C to degrees F, multiply by 9/5 and add 32: | |
| (C × 9/5) + 32 = F | |
| To change degrees F to degrees C, subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9: | |
| (F - 32) × 5/9 = C | |
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