| Getting to Know the Metric System
If the metric system gives you heartburn, here are a few tips to help you out.
The Truth
(to within 3 or 4 significant digits)
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What you can remember
(You'll be about 10% too short.)
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1 meter |
= 3.280 feet
= 1.094 yards |
1 meter |
~= 3 feet
~= 1 yard |
100 m |
= 109 yards |
100 m |
~= 100 yards
~= length of a football field |
1000 m |
= 1 kilometer
= 1 km
= 0.621 miles
~= 5/8 mile |
1000 m |
~= 1/2 mile |
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