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Conversion table for common units
Metric Weights and Measures with Customary Equivalents
Length
1 millimeter = 0.03937 inch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 centimeter = 0.3937 inch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 meter = 39.37 inches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
= 3.281 feet
= 1.094 yards
1 kilometer = 0.6214 mile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Area
1 square centimeter = 0.155 square inch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 square meter = 1.196 yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
= 10.764 square feet
1 hectare (10,000 m
2
) = 2.471 acres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 square kilometer = 0.386 square mile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
= 247.1 acres
Capacity or volume
1 cubic centimeter = 0.061 cubic inch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 cubic meter = 35.315 cubic feet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
= 1.308 cubic yards
1 milliliter = 0.0352 fluid ounce (U.K.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
= 0.0338 fluid ounce (U.S.)
1 liter = 35.20 fluid ounces (U.K.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
= 1.7598 pints (U.K.)
= 0.8799 quart (U.K.)
= 0.220 gallon (U.K.)
= 0.0275 bushel (U.K.)
= 0.110 peck (U.K.)
= 33.81 fluid ounces (U.S.)
= 2.1134 pints (U.S.)
= 1.0567 quarts (U.S.)
= 0.2642 gallon (U.S.)
= 0.0284 bushel (U.S.)
= 0.1135 peck (U.S.)
= 0.908 dry quart (U.S.)
1 kiloliter = 219.97 gallons (U.K.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
= 264.17 gallons (U.S.)
Weight
1 gram = 0.03527 ounce (avdp.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 kilogram = 35.274 ounces (avdp.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
= 2.205 pounds (avdp.)
1 metric ton (1,000 kg) = 0.984 ton (long). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
= 1.102 tons (short)
= 2204.6 pounds (avdp.)
Volume per unit area
1 liter/hectare = 0.089 gallon (U.K.)/acre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
= 0.107 gallon (U.S.)/acre
Weight per unit area
1 kilogram/square centimeter = 14.22 pounds (avdp.)/square inch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 kilogram/hectare = 0.892 pound (avdp.)/acre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Area per unit weight
1 square centimeter/kilogram = 0.0703 square inch/pound (avdp.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temperature conversion formulas
Centigrade (Celsius) = 5/9 (Fahrenheit ---32). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fahrenheit = 9/5 centigrade (Celsius +32). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illumination
1 foot---candle = 10.764 lux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 lux = 0.0929 foot---candle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .