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Conversions Tables
Length
American Metric
0.03937 in 1 millimeter (mm)
0.3937 in 1 centimeter (cm)
39.37 in / 1.094 yd  1 meter (m)
0.621 mi / 3281.5 ft 1 kilometer (km)
American Metric
1 inch 2.54 cm
1 foot 0.3048 m
1 yard 0.9144 m
1 mile 1609 km
Dry Measures 
American/British Metric
1 ounce 30 grams
1/2 pound (8 oz) 225 grams
1 pound (16 oz) 450 grams
2.2 pounds 1 kilogram
1/2 stick butter (4 T) 56 grams
1 stick butter (8 T) 113 grams
American Swedish
1 teaspoon  1 tesked
1 Tablespoon 1 matsked
½ t (tesked) 2½ kryddmått
1 t (tesked) 5 kryddmått
3 t (teskedar) = 1 T (tablespoon) 1 T = 1 matsked
Liquid Measures
American Metric
1 fl ounce 30 milliliters (ml)
3 T + 1 t 1/2 dl
6 T + 1 t 1 dl = 1/10 liter
1/2 c + 1 1/2 T 1 1/2 dl
3/4 c + 2 t 2 dl
1 c 2 1/2 deciliter (dl)
1 1/3 c 3 dl
1 quart + 3 T 1 liter
Temperature 
Fahrenheit to Celsius

  • Subtract 32 and multiply by 5, then divide by 9

  • Example:   68oF: 68-32=36, 36*5=180, 180/9=20oC

Celsius to Fahrenheit

  • Multiply by 9, divide by 5 and add 32

  • Example:   20oC: 20*9=180, 180/5=36, 36+32=68oF

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Oven Temperatures
Fahrenheit Celsius
300 150
325 165
350 180
375 190
400 205
425 220
450 230
475 245
500 260
Speed

Speed

  • From Miles to KM multiply by 1.6

  • From KM to Miles divide by .62

Distance

1 U.S. Mile = 1.6 KM (Multiply by 1.6)
1 KM = .62 U.S. Miles (Divide by 1.6)
1 U.S. Mile = .16 Swedish Mile (Divide by 6.2)
1 Swedish Mile = 6.2 U.S. Miles (Multiply by 6.2)
1 Swedish Mile = 10 KM (Multiply by 10)
1 KM = .1 Swedish Miles (Divide by 10)