Metric and U.S. Measures[1]
Length
Metric unit
|
U.S. unit
|
10 millimeters |
1 centimeter. |
12 inches |
1 foot (ft).
|
10 centimeters |
1 decimeter. |
3 feet |
1 yard.
|
10 decimeters |
1 meter. |
22 yards |
1 chain.
|
10 meters |
1 dekameter. |
10 chains |
1 furlong (660 ft).
|
10 dekameters |
1 hectometer. |
8 furlongs |
1 mile (5,280 ft).
|
10 hectometers |
1 kilometer. |
1 nautical mile |
1.1508 mile.
|
1 kilometer. |
1,000 meters. |
1 league |
3 nautical miles.
|
Mass Weight
Metric unit
|
U.S. unit
|
10 milligrams (mg) |
1 centigram. |
16 ounces |
1 pound.
|
10 centigrams |
1 decigram (100 mg). |
100 pounds (lbs) |
1 hundredweight.
|
10 decigrams |
1 gram (1,000 mg). |
20 hundredweight |
1 ton (2,000 lbs).
|
10 grams (g) |
1 dekagram. |
|
10 dekagrams |
1 hectogram (100 g). |
|
10 hectograms |
1 kilogram (1,000 g). |
|
1,000 kilograms |
1 metric ton. |
|
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Volume
Metric unit
|
U.S. liquid capacity
|
10 milliliters |
1 centiliter. |
3 teaspoons |
1 tablespoon.
|
10 centiliters |
1 deciliter. |
2 tablespoons |
1 fluid ounce (fl oz).
|
10 deciliters |
1 liter. |
1 cup |
8 fl oz.
|
1,000 liters |
1 cubic meter. |
2 cups |
1 pint.
|
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2 pints |
1 quart.
|
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|
4 quarts |
1 gallon.
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42 gallons |
1 petroleum barrel.
|
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U.S. dry measure[2]
|
|
|
2 pints |
1 quart.
|
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|
4 quarts |
1 gallon.
|
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2 gallons |
1 peck.
|
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4 pecks |
1 bushel.
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8 bushels |
1 quarter.
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Temperature Conversion[3]
Celsius
|
Fahrenheit
|
Kelvin
|
Celsius
|
Fahrenheit
|
Kelvin
|
100 |
212 |
373.1 |
0 |
32 |
273.1
|
50 |
122 |
323.1 |
-10 |
14 |
263.1
|
40 |
104 |
313.1 |
-20 |
-4 |
253.1
|
30 |
86 |
303.1 |
-30 |
-22 |
243.1
|
20 |
68 |
293.1 |
-40 |
-40 |
233.1
|
10 |
50 |
283.1 |
-50 |
-58 |
223.1
|
|
|
|
-273.1 |
-459.7 |
0
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- ↑ At this time, only three countries—Burma, Liberia, and the United States— have not adopted the International System of Units (SI, or metric system) as their official system of weights and measures.
- ↑ Dry measurements are mainly used for measuring grain or fresh produce. Do not confuse dry measure for liquid measure as they are not the same.
- ↑ The equation for converting temperatures is as follows: °C to °F: multiply by 9, then divide by 5, then add 32; °F to °C: subtract 32, then multiply by 5, then divide by 9.