CONVERSION TABLES



CONVERSION TABLES

|Fahrenheit  |Centigrade |

|212 (boiling) |100 (boiling) |

|122 |50 |

|104 |40 |

|98.6 (body temp) |37 |

|86 |30 |

|68 |20 |

|50 |10 |

|32 |0 |

|23 |-5 |

|14 |-10 |

|0 |-17.8 |

|-4 |-20 |

|-22 |-30 |

|Miles |Kilometers |

|0.6 |1 |

|3.1 |5 |

|6.2 |10 |

|15.5 |25 |

|25 |40 |

|62.5 |100 |

|125 |200 |

|187.5 |300 |

|250  |400 |

|312.5 |500 |

Temperature conversion formulas

Fahrenheit = (9/5)*Celsius+32

Celsius = (5/9)*(Fahrenheit-32)

1 EQUIVALENTS BETWEEN US STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND THE METRIC SYSTEM

|Metric  |US Standard |

|1 gram |.0453 ounces |

|30 grams |1 ounce  |

|500 grams  |1.1 pounds |

|1 kilogram  |2.2 pounds |

|1 ton  |1.1023 ton |

|1 centimeter  |.3937 inches |

|2.54 centimeters  |1 inch |

|1 meter  |3.280 feet |

|1 meter  |1.094 yards |

|1 meter  |.198 rods |

|l hectare  |2.471 acres |

|1609.3 meters  |1 mile |

|l liter  |2.113 pints |

|l liter  |1.056 quarts |

|3.875 liter |l gallon |

|2.25 deciliters  |1/2 pint |

|225 grams butter  |1/2 pound |

|450 grams  |1 pound |

|5 grams  |1 teaspoon |

|15 grams |1 tablespoon |

CLOTHING AND SHOE SIZES

Women’s Clothing

|American |6 |8 |10 |12 |14 |16 |18 |20 |22 |

|British |28 |30 |32 |34 |36 |38 |40 |42 |44 |

|Continental |34 |36 |38 |40 |42 |44 |46 |48 |50 |

Men’s Suits, Overcoats, Sweaters

|American |34 |36 |38 |40 |42 |44 |46 |

|British |34 |36 |38 |40 |42 |44 |46 |

|Continental |44 |46 |48 |50 |52 |54 |56 |

Collar Sizes, Men’s Shirts

|American |14 |14.5 |15 |15.5 |16 |16.5 |17 |

|British |14 |14.5 |15 |15.5 |16 |16.5 |17 |

|Continental |36 |37 |38 |39 |40 |41 |42 |

Women’s Shoes

|American |6 |6.5 |7 |7.5 |8 |8.5 |9 |

|British |4.5 |5 |5.5 |6 |6.5 |7 |7.5 |

|Continental |36 |37 |38 |38 |38 |39 |40 |

Men’s Shoes

|American |5.5 |6.5 |7.5 |8.5 |9.5 |10.5 |11.5 |

|British |5 |6 |7 |8 |9 |10 |11 |

|Continental |39 |40 |41 |42 |43 |44 |45 |

4 MONEY

Check the internet for the latest currency rate exchange between the U.S. dollar and your local currency, as this number fluctuates continually.

These are the coins used in USA:

1 dollar (buck)

50 cents (half dollar)

25 cents (quarter)

10 cents (dime)

5 cents (nickel)

1 cent (penny)

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(from L to R: penny, nickel, dime, quarter, 50 cent piece, one dollar coins)

TIME ZONES OF THE USA

MAP OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FACTS ABOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Flag – Stars and Stripes. 50 white stars (states) on a blue field, 13 red and white stripes (original 13 colonies).

Seal - the Eagle has 13 arrow,13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 stripes, and 13 stars.

Motto

E Pluribus Unum ("From Many, One") (traditional)

In God We Trust (1956 to present)

Anthem

The Star-Spangled Banner

Capital Washington, D.C

Largest city New York City

Official languages English 79.9%(de facto)

Spanish 10.7% (de facto)

French 1.2% (de facto)

Government Federal constitutional republic

- President George W. Bush (R)

- Vice President Dick Cheney (R)

- Speaker of The House Nancy Pelosi (D)

Independence from Kingdom of Great Britain

- Declared July 4, 1776

- Recognized September 3, 1783

- United States Constitution March 4, 1787

Area Total 9,631,420 km² (3rd in the world) - 3,718,695 sq mi

- Water (%) 4.87

Population 2007 estimate 301,747,000[1] (3rd in the world)

2000 census 281,421,906

- White American, 74.7%, or about 215.3 million (the definition of White includes European Americans, North African Americans, Middle Eastern Americans (e.g. Arab Americans), Central Asian Americans, and Hispanic Americans who reported as White in the 2000 Census)

- Hispanics of any race: 14.5% or about 41.9 million.

- Black or African American 12.1% or 34.9 million

- Asian American 4.3% or 12.5 million

- American Indian 0.8% or 2.4 million

- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.1% or 0.4 million

- Some other race 6% or 17.3 million

- Two or more races 1.9% or 5.6 million

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