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To write a number in scientific notation, move the decimal point to the right of the first digit in the number. Write the digits as a decimal number between 1 and 10.

A tangled mass in something such as hair or wool. Is called knot. A  unit used in measuring distances at sea, equal to 1,852 metres (approximately 2,025 yards). Is called nautical mile.

You can safely use the Length Conversion Page to convert to and from inches of rain and millimeters of rain.

The British ton is the long ton, which is 2240 pounds, and the U.S. ton is the short ton which is 2000 pounds. Both tons are actually defined in the same way. 1 ton is equal to 20 hundredweight. It is just the definition of the hundredweight that differs between countries. In the U.S. there are 100 pounds in the hundredweight, and in Britain there are 112 pounds in the hundredweight. This causes the actual weight of the ton to differ between countries. To distinguish between the two tons, the smaller U.S. ton is called short, while the larger British ton is called long.

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