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1
Q

12 inches =

A

1 foot

2
Q

3 feet (36 inches) =

A

1 yard

3
Q

5.5 yards (16.5 feet) =

A

1 rod

4
Q

40 rods (660 feet or 220 yards) =

A

1 furlong

5
Q

8 furlongs (5,280 feet or 1,760 yards) =

A

1 statute mile

6
Q

3 miles =

A

1 league (definition has varied over time)

7
Q

6,076 feet =

A

1 nautical mile

8
Q

144 square inches =

A

1 square foot

9
Q

9 square feet =

A

1 square yard

10
Q

4840 square yards =

A

1 acre

11
Q

640 acres =

A

1 square mile

12
Q

7.92 inches =

A

1 link

13
Q

100 links =

A

1 chain

14
Q

80 chains =

A

1 statute mile

15
Q

4 gills =

A

1 pint

16
Q

2 pints =

A

1 quart

17
Q

4 quarts =

A

1 gallon

18
Q

3 teaspoons =

A

1 tablespoon

19
Q

2 tablespoons =

A

1 fluid ounce

20
Q

8 ounces =

A

1 cup

21
Q

8 quarts =

A

1 peck

22
Q

4 pecks =

A

1 bushel

23
Q

437.5 grains =

A

1 ounce

24
Q

16 ounces =

A

1 pound

25
Q

2,000 pounds =

A

1 ton

26
Q

2,204 pounds =

A

1 metric ton (1,000 kg.)

27
Q

14 pounds =

A

1 stone

28
Q

2.54 centimeters =

A

1 inch

29
Q

.9 meters =

A

1 yard

30
Q

39.37 inches =

A

1 yard

31
Q

3,281 feet =

A

1 kilometer

32
Q

.6 miles =

A

1 kilometer

33
Q

1.6 kilometers =

A

1 mile

34
Q

.4 hectare =

A

1 acre

35
Q

2.4 acres =

A

1 hectare

36
Q

.946 liters =

A

1 quart

37
Q

1.05 quarts =

A

1 liter

38
Q

.45 kilograms =

A

1 pound

39
Q

2.2 pounds =

A

1 kilogram

40
Q

1 nautical mile per hour =

A

1 knot

41
Q

5.8 trillion miles =

A

1 lightyear

42
Q

Freezing water in Fahrenheit =

A

32 degrees

43
Q

Freezing water in Celsius =

A

0 degrees

44
Q

Boiling water in Fahrenheit =

A

212 degrees

45
Q

Boiling water in Celsius =

A

100 degrees

46
Q

Average human temperature in Fahrenheit =

A

98.6 degrees

47
Q

Average human temperature in Celsius =

A

37 degrees

48
Q

Fahrenheit and Celsius intersect at =

A

-40 degrees