Appendix A4 Weights and measures Height/length Table A4.2 Height conversion table 1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 foot (12 inches ) = 30.48 cm ( 0.305 m ) 1 yard ( 36 inches ) = 91.44 cm 1 centimetre = 0.394 inch 1 metre = 39.37 inches APPENDIX Table A4.1 Inches and centimetres conversion table Inches to centimetres Centimetres to inches Inches Centimetres Centimetres Inches 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2.54 5.08 7.62 10.16 12.70 15.25 17.78 20.32 22.86 25.40 50.8 76.2 101.6 127.0 152.4 177.8 203.2 228.6 254.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0.39 0.79 1.18 1.57 1.97 2.36 2.76 3.15 3.54 3.94 7.87 11.81 15.75 19.69 23.62 27.56 31.50 35.43 39.37 Feet Inches Metres Feet Inches Metres 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0½ 1 1½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 7½ 8 8½ 9 9½ 10 10½ 11 11½ 0 0½ 1 1½ 2 2½ 3 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.59 1.60 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 7½ 8 8½ 9 9½ 10 10½ 11 11½ 0 ½ 1 1½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6 1.61 1.63 1.64 1.65 1.66 1.68 1.69 1.70 1.71 1.73 1.74 1.75 1.76 1.78 1.79 1.80 1.82 1.83 1.84 1.85 1.87 1.88 1.89 1.90 1.92 1.93 1.94 1.96 1.97 1.98 Manual of Dietetic Practice, Fifth Edition. Edited by Joan Gandy. © 2014 The British Dietetic Association. Published 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Companion Website: www.manualofdieteticpractice.com Appendices 935 Weight 1 ounce = 28.35 g 1 pound (16 oz ) = 454 g ( 0.45 kg ) 1 stone (14 lb ) = 6.35 kg 1 kilogram (1000 g) = 2.2 lb Table A4.3 Ounces and grams conversion table (approximate rounded figures) Grams to ounces Oz g (approximate conversion) g oz (approximate conversion) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 28 57 85 113 142 170 198 227 255 284 312 340 368 397 425 454 (25–30) (50–60) (75–90) (100–120) (150) (175) (200) (225) (250) (300) (325) (350) (375) (400) (425) (450) 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 175 200 225 250 300 350 400 450 500 1000 0.35 (⅓ oz) 0.53 (½ oz) 0.71 (¾ oz) 1.06 (1 oz) 1.41 1.76 (1¾ oz) 2.12 (2 oz) 2.47 2.82 3.17 3.53 (3½ oz) 3.88 4.23 4.58 4.94 5.29 6.31 7.05 7.94 (8 oz/½ lb) 8.82 10.58 12.34 (12 oz/¾ lb) 14.1 15.9 (16 oz/1 lb) 17.6 35.27 (2.2 lb) (¼ lb) (½ lb) (¾ lb) (1 lb) APPENDIX Ounces to grams Appendices 936 Table A4.4 Body weight conversion table (stones and pounds to kilograms) St 0 1 2 3 4 5 APPENDIX 6 lb kg St 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0.45 0.90 1.36 1.81 2.27 2.72 3.17 3.63 4.08 4.54 4.99 5.44 5.90 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 6.35 12.70 19.05 25.40 25.86 26.31 26.76 27.22 27.67 28.12 28.57 29.03 29.48 29.93 30.39 30.84 31.30 31.75 32.21 32.66 33.11 33.57 34.02 34.47 34.93 35.38 35.83 36.29 36.74 37.19 37.65 38.10 38.56 39.01 39.46 39.92 7 8 9 lb 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 kg 40.37 40.82 41.28 41.73 42.18 42.64 43.09 43.55 44.00 44.45 44.91 45.36 45.81 46.27 46.72 47.17 47.63 48.08 48.54 48.99 49.44 49.90 50.35 50.80 51.26 51.71 52.16 52.62 53.07 53.52 53.98 54.43 54.89 55.34 55.79 56.25 56.70 57.15 57.61 58.06 58.51 58.97 59.42 59.88 60.33 60.78 61.24 61.69 62.14 62.60 St lb 9 10 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 12 13 kg 63.05 63.50 63.96 64.41 64.86 65.32 65.77 66.23 66.68 67.13 67.59 68.04 68.49 68.95 69.40 69.85 70.31 70.76 71.22 71.67 72.12 72.58 73.03 73.48 73.94 74.39 74.84 75.30 75.75 76.20 76.66 77.11 77.57 78.02 78.47 78.93 79.38 79.83 80.29 80.74 81.19 81.65 82.10 82.55 83.01 83.46 83.92 84.37 84.82 85.28 St 14 15 16 17 lb kg St lb kg 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 85.73 86.18 86.64 87.09 87.54 88.00 88.45 88.91 89.36 89.81 90.27 90.72 91.17 91.63 92.08 92.53 92.98 93.44 93.90 94.35 94.80 95.26 95.71 96.16 96.62 97.07 97.52 97.98 98.43 98.88 99.34 99.79 100.24 100.70 101.15 101.61 102.06 102.51 102.97 103.42 103.87 104.33 104.79 105.24 105.69 106.14 106.60 107.04 107.50 107.96 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 108.41 108.86 109.32 109.77 110.22 110.68 111.13 111.59 112.04 112.49 112.95 113.40 113.85 114.31 114.76 115.21 115.67 116.12 116.58 117.03 117.48 117.94 118.39 118.84 119.30 119.75 120.20 120.66 121.11 121.56 122.02 122.47 122.93 123.38 123.83 124.29 124.74 125.19 125.65 126.10 126.55 127.27 130.45 133.64 136.82 140.00 143.18 146.36 152.73 159.09 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Appendices 937 Volume 1 fluid oz = 28.41 mL 1 pint ( 20 fluid oz ) = 568.3 mL ( or 0.568 L ) 1 litre (1000 mL ) = 1.76 pints fl oz/ pints mL/L mL/L fl oz/pint 1 fl oz ¼ pint (5 fl oz) ½ pint (10 fl oz) ¾ pint (15 fl oz) 1 pint 2 pints 3 pints 4 pints 5 pints 28 mL 142 mL 284 mL 426 mL 568 mL 1.1 L 1.7 L 2.3 L 2.8 L 50 mL 100 mL 200 mL 250 mL 500 mL 750 mL 1000 mL 1.75 fl oz 3.5 fl oz 7 fl oz 8.8 fl oz 17.6 fl oz 26.4 fl oz 1.76 pints (1¾ pints) APPENDIX Table A4.5 Pints and litres conversion table
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