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What measurements are used on body measuring tape?

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Centimeters. Remember, 100 centimeters make a meter. So if you are 176 centimeters, for example; you are 1.76 meter(s) tall.

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How do I measure the speed of a car?

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The speed is measured in kilometers per hour, as opposed to miles per hour. You'd have to multiply a car's speed in MPH by 1.6 to get its speed in kilometers, as a mile is 1.6 kilometers.

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How do I get mm to feet?

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Divide millimeters by 304.8.

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How do I convert centimeters to inches?

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1 inch is 2.54 centimeters; but you can just multiple 1 inch by 2.5 with a tiny error rate.

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How do I do centimeter to meter conversion?

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Multiply by 100. The root "centi" means 100. (There are 100 cents in a dollar if that helps.) The root "milli" means 1000. Centimeter = 1/100 of a meter. Millimeter = 1/1000 of a meter.

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How many microliters is 1mL?

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There are 1,000 microliters in one milliliter.

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How many millimeters are in an inch?

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25.4.

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How many meters in a mile?

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1,609.34.

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How do I convert mm to inches?

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1 inch is 25.4 mm. Divide the number of mm by 25.4 to get the number of inches.

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How do I convert centigrams into kilograms?

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100 centimeter = 1 meter 100 meter = 1 kilometer Therefore: 100x100. 1 kilometer = 100,000 centimeters

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How do I convert kilograms to milliliters?

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You multiple the kilogram by 1,000 milliliters. For example: 75 kg * 1,000ml = 75,000ml.

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How do I convert moles into micromoles?

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Multiply by 1,000,000 (one million). The prefix 'micro' means 'one millionth,' so a micromole is a millionth of a mole, which means there are 1,000,000 micromoles in a mole.

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How many meters in 3 miles?

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If 1 mile is 1609.34 meters, 3 miles is 4828.02 meters (1609.34 meters × 3 miles).

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The metric system doesn't use inches, right?

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That's right.

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How many feet are in a meter?

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Approximately 3.28.

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What is 400m converted to cm?

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To get centimeters, multiply meters by 100.

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How many mcg in 1 mg?

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There are 1,000 micrograms in a milligram.

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What is a comfortable room temperature, chilly temperature, warm temperature, and both of the dangerous temperatures in Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin?

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A comfortable room temperature = 20ºC = 293 K = 68ºF. A chilly temperature = 5ºC = 278 K = 41ºF. A warm temperature is the same as the room temperature. At the extremes, -40ºC = 233 K = -40ºF and 54ºC = 327 K = 130ºF are both quite dangerous levels inside and out unless you have alleviating factors (like cooling, heating, clothing, water, awnings, etc.).

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How do I convert pounds to kilograms when shopping in Canada?

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Divide pounds by 2.2.

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