Cadillac 60 Series 1963 Shop Manual page 595

17-2 APPENDIX
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
LINEAR MEASURE
1/12 foot (ft.) = 1 inch (in.)
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard (lyd.)
AREA MEASURE
1/144 square foot (sq. ft.).. = 1 square inch (sq. in.)
144 square inches = 1 square foot
? square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.)
LIQUID MEASURE
1/16 pint (pt.) = 1 ounce (oz.)
1 pint =16 ounces
2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) = 32 ounces
4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.)
31 1/2 gallons = 1 barrel (bbl.)
DRY MEASURE
1/2 quart (qt.) = 1 pint (pt.)
2 pints = 1 quart (qt.)
8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.)
4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.)
105 quarts. = 1 barrel
CUBIC MEASURE
1,728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot
27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard
COMMON WEIGHT
16 ounces = 1 pound
100 pounds = 1 hundred weight (cwt.)
2000 pounds = 1 ton
COMMON U.S.A. EQUIVALENTS
LENGTH
1 inch = 25.4001 millimeters
1 millimeter = 0.03937 inches
1 foot =0.304801 meters
1 meter =3.28083 feet
1 yard =9.914402 meters
1 meter =1.093611 yards
1 mile = 1.609347 kilometers
1 kilometer =0.621370 miles
LIQUID CAPACITY
1 quart =0.94633 liters
1 liter = 1.05671 quarts
1 gallon =3.78533 liters
1 liter =0.26418 gallons
DRY CAPACITY
1 quart =1.1012 liters
1 liter = 0.9081 quarts
1 peck =8.810 liters
1 liter =0.11351 pecks