- Feet, Inches and Fraction to Decimal Feet: This converts feet, inches and a fraction into decimal feet and meters and centimeters.
- Miles and Feet to Decimal Miles: This converts miles and feet into decimal miles and kilometer.
- Miles and Yards to Decimal Miles: This converts miles and yards into decimal miles and kilometers.
- Pounds and Ounces to Decimal Pounds: This converts pounds and ounces into decimal pounds.
- Degrees, Minutes and Seconds into Decimal Degrees: This converts a degrees, minutes and seconds into a single value of decimal degrees.
- Gallons, Quarts and Cups into Decimal Gallons: This converts gallons, quarts and cups into decimal gallons and liters.
- Gallons and Fluid Ounces to Decimal Gallons: This converts gallons and fluid ounces into decimal gallons and liters.
- Hours, Minutes and Seconds into Decimal Hours: This converts hours, minutes and seconds into decimal hours.
- Days, Hours and Minutes into Decimal Days: This converts days, hours and minutes into decimal days.
The Math / Science
Parts of the world, including the United States, still employ unit systems that are not decimal based. For example:
- There are 12 inches in foot, and most measuring tapes and ruler use fractions (1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32)
- There are 5,280 feet in a mile.
- There are 1, 760 yards in a mile.
- There are 60 minutes in an angle of a degree, and 60 seconds of angle in a minute.
- Likewise, there are 60 minutes in an hour, 60 second in a minute.
The conversion of combinations of these is simple but easy to make a mistake. This calculator suite is for the purpose of making the conversion to decimal (base 10) values.