International Student Services: Metric Conversion
Length
1 millimeter (mm) = 0.0397 in 1 centimeter (cm) = 10 mm = 0.3937 in 1 meter (m) = 100 cm = 1.0936 yd 1 kilometer (km) = 1,000 m = 0.6214 mile 1 inch (in) = 25.4 mm 1 foot (ft) = 12 in = 0.3048 m 1 yard (yd) = 3 ft = 0.9144 m 1 mile = 1, 760 yd = 1.6093 km
Area
1 square cm (cm2 ) = 100 mm2 = 0.1550 in2 1 square meter (m2 ) = 10,000 cm2 = 1.1960 yd2 1 hectare (ha) = 10,000 m2 = 2.4711 acres 1 square km (km2 ) = 100 ha = 0.3861 mile2 1 square inch (in2 ) = 645.16 mm2 1 square foot (ft2 ) = 0.093 m2 1 square yard (yd2 ) = 9 ft 2 = 0.8361 m2 1 acre = 4840 yd2 = 4046.86 m2 1 square mile (mile2 ) = 640 acres = 2.59 km2
Measurements
1 Teaspoon = 5 ml 3 Teaspoons = 1 Tablespoon 16 Tablespoons = 1 U.S. cup 2 Quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 128 fluid ounces = 1 U.S. gallon
Temperature
Conversion °F to °C: Subtract 32, Divide by 1.8 Conversion °C to °F: Multiply by 1.8, Add 32
Volume/Capacity
1 cubic cm (cm
3 ) = 0.0610 in3 1 cubic decimeter (dm3 ) = 1,000 cm3 = 0.0353 ft3 1 cubic meter (m3 ) = 1,000 dm3 = 1.3080 yd3 1 liter (L) = 1 dm3 = 0.2642 US gal 1 liter = 0.2200 Imp gal 1 hectoliter (h) = 100 l = 2.8378 US bushel 1 cubic inch (in3 ) = 16.387 cm3 1 cubic foot (ft3 ) = 0.0283 m3 1 cubic yard (yd3 ) = 27 ft3 = 0.7646 m3 1 US dry pint = 0.5506 l 1 US bushel = 64 US dry pints = 35.239 L 1 US liquid pint = 0.4732 l 1 US gallon = 8 US liquid pints = 3.7854 L
Mass (Weight)
1 gram (g) = 1, 000 mg = 0.0353 oz 1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 g = 2.2046 lb 1 tonne (t) = 1,000 kg = 1.1023 short tons 1 tonne = 0.9842 long ton 1 ounce (oz) = 437.5 grains = 28.350 g 1 pound (lb) = 16 oz = 0.4536 kg 1 short cwt = 100 lb = 45.359 kg 1 long cwt = 112 lb = 50.802 kg 1 short ton = 2,000 lb = 0.9072 t 1 long ton = 2.240 lb = 1.0161 t