Create a Converter Using Excel
For this activity you must use
Excel to create a converter.
Your converter can look like
the example supplied click here or you can change it to look
however you want.
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Choose the type of measure
you wish to convert, such as miles to kilometres etc.
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Find out the correct
conversion rate for your measurement (the links below will help).
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Create a spreadsheet to
allow someone to convert measurements
click
here for step by step instructions
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Solve My
Problem.
You can set your page to
convert any number of measures, such as:
(click the headings above for
conversion information)
length |
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FROM |
TO |
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BY |
millimetres |
inches |
0.03937 |
inches |
millimetres |
25.4 |
centimetres |
inches |
0.3937 |
inches |
centimetres |
2.54 |
metres |
feet |
3.281 |
feet |
metres |
0.3048 |
metres |
yards |
1.094 |
yards |
metres |
0.9144 |
kilometres |
miles |
0.6214 |
miles |
kilometres |
1.609 |
metres |
fathoms |
1.8288 |
fathoms |
metres |
3.2808 |
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area |
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FROM |
TO |
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BY |
sq.
millimetres |
sq.
inches |
0.00155 |
sq.
inches |
sq.
millimetres |
645.16 |
sq.
centimetres |
sq.
inches |
0.155 |
sq.
inches |
sq.
centimetres |
6.452 |
sq.
metres |
sq.
feet |
10.76 |
sq.
feet |
sq.
metres |
0.0929 |
sq.
metres |
sq.
yards |
1.196 |
sq.
yards |
sq.
metres |
0.835 |
sq.
kilometres |
sq.
miles |
0.3861 |
sq.
miles |
sq.
kilometres |
2.59 |
hectacres |
acres |
2.471 |
acres |
hectacres |
0.4047 |
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|
volume |
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FROM |
TO |
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BY |
cu.
centimetres |
cu.
inches |
0.06102 |
cu.
inches |
cu.
centimetres |
16.39 |
cu.
metres |
cu.
feet |
35.31 |
cu.
feet |
cu.
metres |
0.02832 |
cu.
metres |
cu.
yards |
1.308 |
cu.
yards |
cu.
metres |
0.7646 |
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weight |
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FROM |
TO |
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BY |
grams |
grains |
15.43 |
grains |
grams |
0.0648 |
grams |
ounces |
0.03527 |
ounces |
grams |
28.35 |
grams |
pounds |
0.002205 |
pounds |
grams |
453.6 |
kilograms |
pounds |
2.205 |
pounds |
kilograms |
0.4536 |
kilograms |
tons |
0.0009842 |
tons |
kilograms |
1016 |
tonnes |
tons |
0.9842 |
tons |
tonnes |
1.016 |
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|
capacity |
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FROM |
TO |
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BY |
litres |
pints |
1.76 |
pints |
litres |
0.5682 |
litres |
gallons |
0.22 |
gallons |
litres |
4.546 |
litres |
US
gallons |
0.2642 |
US
gallons |
litres |
3.7878 |
litres |
cu.
inches |
61.03 |
cu.
inches |
litres |
0.01639 |
|
gallons |
US
gallons |
1.2009 |
US
gallons |
gallons |
0.832674 |
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