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
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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 |
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| gallons |
US
gallons |
1.2009 |
| US
gallons |
gallons |
0.832674 |
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