English to Metric
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LINEAR MEASUREMENT
inches 25.4 millimeters
feet 0.305 meters
yards 0.914 meters
miles 1.61 kilometers
LAND MEASUREMENT
square inches 645.16 square millimeters
square feet 0.093 square meters
square yards 0.836 square meters
acres .405 hectares
square miles 2.59 square kilometers
LIQUID MEASUREMENT
uid ounces 29.57 milliliters
pint 0.473 liters
quart 0.946 liters
gallons 3.785 liters
VOLUME
cubic feet 0.028 cubic meters
cubic yards 0.765 cubic meters
DRY MEASUREMENT
quart 1.101 liters
peck 8.810 liters
bushel 35.239 liters
FUEL CONSUMPTION
10 miles per gallon = 4.25 kilometers per liter
Metric to English
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LINEAR MEASUREMENT
millimeters .039 inches
meters 3.28 feet
meters 1.09 yards
kilometers .62 miles
LAND MEASUREMENT
square millimeters 0.00155 square inches
square meters 10.764 square feet
square meters 1.195 square yards
hectares 2.47 acres
square kilometers 0.386 square miles
LIQUID MEASUREMENT
milliliters 0.034 uid ounces
liters 0.529 pint
liters 0.264 quart
liters 2.64 gallons
VOLUME
cubic meters 35.314 cubic feet
cubic meters 1.307 cubic yards
DRY MEASUREMENT
liters 1.101 quart
liters 8.810 peck
liters 35.239 bushels
FUEL CONSUMPTION
10 kilometers per liter = 23.5 miles per gallon
Symbols Symbols Symbols
in. = inches pt. = pintkm = kilometers
ft. = feet qt. = quart mm2 = square millimeters
yd. = yards gal. = gallon m2 = square meters
ml. = miles ft3 = cubic feet ha = hectares
in2 = square inches yd3 = cubic yards km2 square kilometers
ft2 = square feet pk. = peck ml = milliliters
yd2 = square yards bu. = bushel l = liters
ml2 = square miles mm = milliliters dal = dekaliters (10 liters)
oz. = uid ounces m = meters m3 = cubic meters
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