| length | item | inches in) | conversion factor (mb) | centimeters (cm) | |||||
| pencil | 7 | 2.5 | 17.5 | ||||||
| book | 9 | 2.5 | 22.5 | ||||||
| shoe | 12 | 2.5 | 30 | ||||||
| feet (ft) | conversion factor | centimeters (cm) | |||||||
| building height | 30 | 30 | 900 | ||||||
| yards(yd) | conversion factor | meters(m) | |||||||
| football field | 100 | 0.9 | 90 | ||||||
| miles(mi) | conversion factor | kilometers (km) | |||||||
| mt. everest | 5.5 | 1.6 | 8.8 | ||||||
| LA to SF | 350 | 1.6 | 560 | ||||||
| area | |||||||||