COMMON MEASUREMENTS

Vikas Gupta (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT) (16295 Points)

03 February 2011  

 



Metric Basics

The three basic metric units are the meter (length), the gram (weight), and the liter (volume). The key to metric prefixes are:

  • 1000 = kilo
  • 100 = hecto
  • 10 = deca
  • 0.1 = deci
  • 0.01 = centi
  • 0.001 milli

 

COMMON MEASUREMENTS
Length
1 kilometer = 0.62137 mi
1 meter = 3.2808 ft
1 centimeter = 0.3937 in
1 mile = 1.6093 km
1 foot = 0.3048 m
1 inch = 2.54 cm



Weight
1 kilogram = 2.2046 lbs
1 gram = 0.0353 oz
1 short ton = 907.1847 kilos
1 pound = 0.4536 kilos
1 ounce = 28.3495 g



Volume
1 hectoliter = 100 l = 0.1 mยณ = 26.4172 gal
1 liter = 100 cl = 1 dmยณ = 1.0567 qt
1 gallon (U.S.) = 3.7853 l

1 cubic inch = 16.3871 cmยณ



Area
1 square kilometer = 1 million mยฒ = 0.3861 miยฒ
1 hectare = 10,000 mยฒ = 2.471 acres
1 square meter = 10.7639 ftยฒ = 1550.003 inยฒ
1 square mile = 640 acres = 258.9988 haยฒ
1 square foot = 144 inยฒ = 929.0304 cmยฒ



EASY CONVERSIONS
  Symbol If You Know Multiply By To Find Symbol
Length mm millimeters 0.03937 inches in
cm centimeters 0.3937 inches in
m meters 3.3 feet ft
m meters 1.1 yards yd
km kilometers 0.62 miles mi
in inches 2.54 centimeters cm
ft feet 30.48 centimeters cm
yd yards 0.9144 meters m
Area cmยฒ square centimeters 0.16 square inches inยฒ
mยฒ square meters 1.2 square yards ydยฒ
kmยฒ square kilometers 0.4 square miles miยฒ
haยฒ hectares (10,000 m2) 2.5 acres  
inยฒ square inches 6.5 square centimeters cmยฒ
ftยฒ square feet 0.09 square meters mยฒ
ydยฒ square yards 0.8 square meters mยฒ
miยฒ square miles 2.6 square kilomters kmยฒ
Weight g grams 0.035 ounce oz
kg kilograms 2.2046 pounds lb
t tonnes
(1,000 kq)
1.1 short tons  
oz ounces 28.3495 grams g
lb pounds 0.45 kilograms kg
Volume ml milliliters 0.03 fluid ounces fl oz
l liters 2.1 pints pt
l liters 1.06 quarts qt
l liters 0.26 gallons gal
mยณ cubic meters 35.314 cubic feet ftยณ
mยณ cubic meters 1.3 cubic yards ydยณ
tsp teaspoons 5 milliliters ml
tbsp tablespoons 15 milliliters ml
fl oz fluid ounces 30 milliliters ml
c cups 0.24 liters l
pt pints 0.47 liters l
qt quarts 0.97 liters l
gal gallons 3.8 liters l
ftยณ cubic feet 0.03 cubic meters mยณ
ydยณ cubic yards 0.76 cubic meters mยณ