How does the Linear Conversions Calculator work?
Free Linear Conversions Calculator - Converts to and from the following linear measurements for a given quantity:
Inches
Feet
Yards
Miles
Micrometer
Millimeters
Centimeters
Meters
Kilometers
Furlongs
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Common Core State Standards In This Lesson
2.MD.A.3, 4.MD.A.1, 5.MD.A.1
What 2 formulas are used for the Linear Conversions Calculator?
What 13 concepts are covered in the Linear Conversions Calculator?
- centimeter
- conversion
- a number used to change one set of units to another, by multiplying or dividing
- distance
- interval between two points in time
d = rt - feet
- furlong
- inch
- a unit of length in the customary system of measurement. 1/12 of a foot.
- kilometer
- linear conversions
- meter
- the basic unit of length in the SI system of units. The meter is defined to be the distance light travels through a vacuum in exactly 1/299792458 seconds. An interesting effect of the definition of the meter this way is that it fixes the speed of light in a vacuum to the exact value of 299,792,458 m/s.
- micrometer
- metric unit of measure for length equal to 0.001 mm
- mile
- millimeter
- one thousandth of a meter
- yard
- a unit of length in the customary system of measurement equal to 3 feet or 36 inches
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