88Conversion factors (Act, s 11)

#### 88 Conversion factors (Act, s 11) The conversion factors stated in column 4 in an item in Schedule 11 are prescribed for the conversion of units of measurement stated in column 2 in that item to units of measurement stated in column 3 in the item. > Note: Examples: > Note: 1 To convert yards to metres use the conversion factor in Column 4 of item 3 of Schedule 11 which is 0.9144, so that: > Note: 2 yards  0.9144 = 1.8288 metres. > Note: 2 To convert roods to square metres use the conversion factor in Column 4 of item 11 of Schedule 11 which is 1210 (0.9144)2, so that: > Note: 16 roods  1210  (0.9144)2 = 16 187.425 69 square metres. > Note: 3 To convert slugs to kilograms use the conversion factor in Column 4 of item 22 of Schedule 11 which is 32.174  0.453 592 37, so that: > Note: 7 slugs  32.174  0.453 592 37 = 102.157 166 39 kilograms. > Note: 4 To convert cubic yards to cubic metres use the conversion factor in Column 4 of item 25 of Schedule 11 which is (0.9144)3, so that: > Note: 88 cubic yards  (0.9144)3 = 67.280 827 503 cubic metres. > Note: 5 To convert miles per hour to kilometres per hour use the conversion factor in Column 4 of item 36 of Schedule 11 which is 1.609 344, so that: > Note: 100 miles per hour  1.609 344 = 160.9344 kilometres per hour. > Note: 6 To convert calories to joules use the conversion factor in Column 4 of item 39 of Schedule 11 which is 4.186 8, so that: > Note: 107 calories  4.186 8 = 447.9876 joules. > Note: 7 To convert horsepower to watts use the conversion factor in Column 4 of item 41 of Schedule 11 which is 745.7, so that: > Note: 88 horsepower  745.7 = 65 621.6 watts.