Conversion Tables

Length

Metric System

1 millimeter = 1/1,000 meter

1 centimeter = 1/100 meter

1 decimeter = 1/10 meter

1 meter (basic unit of length)

1 dekameter = 10 meters

1 kilometer = 1,000 meters


American and British Units

1 inch = 1/36 yard = 1/12 foot

1 foot = 1/3 yard

1 yard (basic unit of length)

1 rod = 5 1/2 yards

1 furlong = 220 yards = 40 rods

1 mile = 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet

1 fathom = 6 feet

1 nautical mile = 6,076.1 feet


Conversion Factors

1 centimeter = 0.39 inch

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters

1 meter = 39.37 inches

1 foot = 0.305 meter

1 meter = 3.28 feet

1 yard = 0.914 meter

1 meter = 1.094 yards

1 kilometer = 0.62 mile

1 mile = 1.609 kilometers

 

Area

Metric System

1 square centimeter = 1/10,000 square meter

1 square decimeter = 1/100 square meter

1 square meter (basic unit of area)

1 are = 100 square meters

1 hectare = 10,000 square meters = 100 ares

1 square kilometer = 1,000,000 square meters


American and British Units

1 square inch = 1/1,296 square yard = 1/144 square foot

1 square foot = 1/9 square yard

1 square yard (basic unit of area)

1 square rod = 30 1/4 square yards

1 acre = 4,840 square yards = 160 square rods

1 square mile = 3,097,600 square yards = 640 acres


Conversion Factors

1 square centimeter = 0.155 square inch

1 square inch = 6.45 square centimeters

1 acre = 0.405 hectare

1 hectare = 2.47 acres

1 square kilometer = 0.386 square mile

1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers

 

 

Volume and Capacity

Metric System

1 cubic centimeter = 1/1,000,000 cubic meter

1 cubic decimeter = 1/1,000 cubic meter

1 cubic meter = 1 stere (basic unit of volume)

1 milliliter = 1/1,000 liter = 1 cubic centimeter

1 centiliter = 1/100 liter

1 deciliter = 1/10 liter

1 liter = 1 cubic decimeter (basic unit of capacity)

1 dekaliter = 10 liters

1 hectoliter = 100 liters = 1/10 cubic meter


American and British Units

1 cubic inch = 1/46,656 cubic yard = 1/1,728 cubic foot

1 cubic foot = 1/27 cubic yard

1 cubic yard (basic unit of volume)

1 U.S. fluid ounce = 1/128 U.S. gallon = 1/16 U.S. pint

1 British imperial fluid ounce = 1/160 imperial gallon = 1/20 imperial pint

1 pint = 1/8 gallon = 1/2 quart

1 quart = 1/4 gallon

1 U.S. gallon = 231 cubic inches

1 imperial gallon  = 277.4 cubic inches

1 dry pint = 1/64 bushel = 1/2 dry quart

1 dry quart = 1/32 bushel = 1/8 peck

1 peck = 1/4 bushel

1 U.S. bushel  = 2,150.4 cubic inches

1 imperial bushel = 2,219.4 cubic inches


Conversion Factors

1 cubic centimeter = 0.06 cubic inch

1 cubic inch = 16.4 cubic centimeters

1 cubic yard = 0.765 cubic meter

1 cubic meter = 1.3 cubic yards

1 milliliter = 0.034 fluid ounce

1 fluid ounce = 29.6 milliliters

1 U.S. quart = 0.946 liter

1 liter = 1.06 U.S. quarts

1 U.S. gallon = 3.8 liters

1 imperial gallon = 1.2 U.S. gallons = 4.5 liters

1 liter = 0.9 dry quart

1 dry quart = 1.1 liters

1 dekaliter = 0.28 U.S. bushel

1 U.S. bushel = 0.97 imperial bushel = 3.5 dekaliters

 

Weight (Mass)

Metric System

1 milligram = 1/1,000,000 kilogram = 1/1,000 gram

1 centigram = 1/100,000 kilogram = 1/100 gram

1 decigram = 1/10,000 kilogram = 1/10 gram

1 gram = 1/1,000 kilogram

1 dekagram = 1/100 kilogram = 10 grams

1 hectogram = 1/10 kilogram = 100 grams

1 kilogram (basic unit of weight or mass)

1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms