Conversion Chart for Reference BRITISH AMERICAN UNITS Length: 1mile (mi) = 1760 yards = 5280 feet 1 yard
(yd) = 3 feet 1 foot (ft) = 12 inches 1 inch (in) = 1/12 foot = .083 feet Volume: Liquid: 16 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 1 pint 2 cups = 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart (qt) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal) Dry: 2 pints = 1 quart (qt) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu) Mass: 16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb) 2000 pounds = 1 ton (t) Time: 60 seconds (s) = 1 minute 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr) 24 hours = 1 day 7 days = 1 week 365 days = 1 year (yr) 10 years = 1 decade 100 years = 1 century METRIC UNITS: Length: 1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters (m)
1 hectometer (hm) = 100 meters 1 dekameter (dam) = 10 meters Base Unit for Length: 1 meter = 1m 1 decimeter (dm) = .10 meters (1m = 10 dm) 1 centimeter (cm) = .01 meters ( 1m = 100 cm) 1 millimeter (mm) = .001 meters (1m = 1000mm) Volume: 1 kiloliter (kL) = 1000 liters (L) 1 hectoliter (hL) = 100 liters 1 dekaliter (daL) = 10 liters Base Unit for Volume: 1 liter = 1L 1 deciliter (dL) = .10L (1 liter = 10 dL) 1 centiliter (cL) = .01L (1liter = 100cL) 1 milliliter (mL) = .001L (1liter = 1000mL) Mass: 1 kilogram (kg) = 1000grams (g) 1 hectogram (hg) = 100 grams 1 dekagram (dag) = 10 grams Base Unit for Mass: 1 gram = 1g 1 decigram (dg) = .10g (1g = 10dg) 1 centigram (cg) = .01cg (1g = 100cg) 1 milligram (mg) = .001mg (1g = 1000mg) 1 metric ton = 1000 kg
CONVERSIONS BETWEEN METRIC AND AMERICAN SYSTEMS Length (Metric to Length (American
American): 1 km = 0.6mi 1m= 39.37in
to Metric): 1 mile = 1.6km 1 yd = 0.9m
1 cm = 0.4in 1 ft = 30cm 1 in = 2.5cm Volume (Metric to American): 1L = 1.06qt Volume (American to Metric): 1qt = .95L 1 gal = 3.8L Mass (Metric to American): 1kg = 2.2lb 1g = 0.04oz Mass (American to Metric): 1lb = 0.45kg 1oz = 28.4g
