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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 traveled
    • 200 feet/s @ minutes results in feet/minute
    • 300 mpg @ $3/gallon @ 10 miles results in total cost
    • Autosolve is pretty magical, try it out!

Demo

https://instacalc.com/57486