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Dd

distance

• the length between two points (or objects).

EXAMPLES:
distance

Metric Units ~ Length

10 millimetres = 1 centimetre
10 centimetres = 1 decimetre
10 decimetres = 1 metre
10 metres = 1 decametre
10 decametres = 1 hectometre
10 hectometres = 1 kilometre
1000 metres = 1 kilometre

Imperial/Customary Units ~ Length

12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
22 yards = 1 chain
10 chains = 1 furlong
8 furlongs = 1 mile
1760 yards = 1 mile



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