Guide: Unit Conversion
Instacalc can handle complex unit conversions, including custom units. The general format:
72 C as F
15 miles/hour in feet/sec
15 sales/day in minutes/sale
15 mph @ 10 hours
The big features are:
- Regular conversions keywords:
in
as
into
->
- Custom units / dimensional analysis:
15 minutes/game in games/hour
treats 'game' as a unit that can be compared. Singular/plurals are handled reasonably well.
- Autosolve:
@
,at
,with
, which finds the best conversion. Example:15 mph @ 3 hours
results in distance traveled200 feet/s @ minutes
results infeet/minute
300 mpg @ $3/gallon @ 10 miles
results in total cost- Autosolve is pretty magical, try it out!