A. GENERAL INFORMATION No. 27(1)
CONVERSION OF U. S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC UNITS
| U. S. Customary | Metric | |
| Weight (or Mass) | 1 ounce (oz) = | 28.35 grams (g) |
| 1 pound (lb) = | 453.6 grams (g) or .4536 kilograms | |
| 2.2 pound (lb) = | 1 kilogram (kg) or 1000 grams (g) | |
| Volume | ||
| 1 tsp = | 4.93 milliliters (mL) | |
| 1 tbsp = | 14.79 milliliters (mL) | |
| 1 cup = | 236.59 milliliters (mL) or .237 liters (L) | |
| 1 pint = | .473 liters (L) | |
| 1 quart = | .946 liters (L) | |
| 1 gallon = | 3.785 liters (L) | |
| 1.06 quarts = | 1 liter (L) or 1000 milliliters (mL) | |
| Length | 1 inch = | 2.54 centimeters (cm) |
| 1 foot = | .3048 meters (m) | |
| 1 yard = | 30.48 centimeters (cm) or .9144 meters (m) | |
| 1.1 yards = | 1 meter (m) or 100 centimeters (cm) |
