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Weights and Measures: Equivalents

Approximate Equivalents. A meter is about a yard; a kilo is about 2 pounds; a liter is about a quart; a centimeter is about 4 inch; a metric ton is about same as a ton; a kilometer is about mile; a cubic centimeter is about a thimbleful; a nickel weighs about 5 grams.

The following are the tables:

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES MEASURES OF LENGTH Metric Denominations and Values, Myriameter. .....

Kilometer.

Hectometer....

Dekameter.............

Meter.....

Decimeter.....

Centimeter...

Millimeter. ......... 10,000 meters. 1,000 meters. 100 meters. 10 meters. 1 meter. of a meter. 100 of a meter. 1000 of a meter.