SOME USEFUL MEASUREMENTS 1 Millimetre = 0.03937 in 1 Centimetre = 0.39 in 1 Decimetre = 3.94 in 1 Metre = 39.37 in 1 Kilometre = 0.62 mile 12 ins = 1 Foot 3 ft = 1 Yard 1760 yd = 1 Mile 10 mm = 1 cm 100 cm = 1 m 1000 m = 1 kilometre 1 square Centimetre = 0.155 sq in 1 square Metre = 10.76 sq ft 10,000 sq m = 1 Hectare 1 Hectare = 2.47 acres 144 sq ins = 1 sq Foot 9 sq ft = 1 sq Yard 4840 sq yards = 1 Acre 640 acres = 1 sq Mile 1 sq mile = 259 ha 1 Litre = 1.76 Pints 100 litres = 22 Gallons 4 Gills = 1 Pint 1 pint = 0.57 litre 2 pints = 1 Quart 4 quarts = 1 Gallon 9 gallons = 1 Firkin 1000 g = 1 Kilogram 1000 kg = 1 Metric Tonne 16 ozs =1 Pound 14 lb = 1 Stone 8 stones = 1 Hundredweight 20 cwt = 1 Imperial Ton 1000 cubic centemetres = 1 cubic decimetre 1000 cubic dm = 1 cubic metre 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cu ft = 1 cubic yard _______________________________________________