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You ve decided to go to Europe and you want to be sure that you order the right size beverage, know how far you ll be traveling by car, and dress appropriately for the weather on any particular day. All these functions relate to changing from English units of measure to metric measure. Here are some of the more useful conversion equivalences you ll need for your travels. For help with the temperatures, refer to Chapter 10 for conversions from Celsius to Fahrenheit and back again. 

1 meter = 39.37 inches 1 kilometer = 0.621 mile 1 liter = 1.057 quarts 1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds 

The Problem You re in Europe and about to take a day trip with a rented car and trusty map. You re going to drive from your hotel to a famous cathedral. According to the map, the distance is 500 kilometers. How far is that in miles  

Use the equivalence 1 kilometer = 0.621 mile and multiply each side of the equation by 500. You get that 500 kilometers = 310.5 miles. That s a pretty long trip, depending on what kinds of roads you re going to find. You may want to check on an overnight stop. 

The Problem You re driving along and notice that you ll be needing fuel very soon. You spot a service station and pull over to buy fuel. The price on the sign is 2.25. You gulp after you realize that the price is for 1 liter of fuel. 

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