LINEAR MEASURE
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
5280 feet = 1 mile
39.27 inches = 1 meter
METRIC MEASURES
Millimeter = one-thousandth (.001) meter
Centimeter = one-hundredth (.01) meter
Decimeter = one-tenth (.1) meter
Unitemeter = 1 meter
Dekameter = ten (10) meters
Hectometer = one hundred (100) meters
Kilometer = 1 thousand (1000) meters
CHAPTER XLII
Gas, Water, and Electric Meters