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length

Length indicates the distance from one point to another.
Older units of length which were used many years ago and still used by some countries today including The Bahamas (known as IMPERIAL UNITS) include inch, foot, yard, mile.
Newer units of length (known as the METRIC SYSTEM) include millimeter (mm), centimeter (cm), meter (m) and kilometer (km).

imperial units of length

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Find online conversion CALCULATOR here
To convert FEET to INCHES:
Multiply the number of feet by 12.
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To convert  INCHES to FEET:
Divide the number of inches by 12.
To convert  YARDS to FEET:
Multiply the number of yards by 3.
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To convert  YARDS to MILES:
Divide the number of yards by 1760.
Each stroke represents 1/8 of an inch.
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metric units of length

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Find online conversion CALCULATOR here
To convert cm to mm
Multiply the number of cm by 10. 
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To convert mm to cm
Divide the number of mm by 10. 

To convert m to cm:
Multiply the number of m by 100.
To convert m to km:
Divide the number of m by 1000.

converting metric units of length

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To Convert from one unit to another:
1. Identify the starting unit               2. Identify the unit to convert to
3. Look at the table                         4. Perform the operation.

Eg. Convert 6m to cm

Starting unit = m
Ending unit = cm
Table says m to cm you multiply by 100
6 x 100 = 600cm

converting metric & Imperial units


You can convert from metric units to imperial units or vice versa. Use the table at the right to perform your calculation.

Find the unit you are converting from in the FIRST COLUMN
Then, multiply by the value in the third column.

Eg. Convert 5km to miles
5 x 0.6214
= 3.107miles

Eg. Convert 126cm to inches
126 x 0.3937
= 49.6062miles

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