METRIC EQUIVALENTS

LINEAR MEASURE
1 centimeter..........................3937 inch
1 inch.........................2.54 centimeters
1 decimeter......3.937 in........0.328 foot
1 foot.........................3.048 decimeters
1 meter.....39.37 inches.......1.0936 yds.
1 yard...............................0.9144 meter
1 decameter.......................1.9884 rods
1 rod.........................0.5029 decameter
1 kilometer........................0.62137 mile
1 mile........................1.6094 kilometers

SQUARE MEASURE
1 sq. centimeter............0.1550 sq. inch
1 sq. inch............6.452 sq. centimeters
1 sq. decimeter..............0.1076 sq. foot
1 sq. foot............9.2903 sq. decimeters
1 sq. meter....................1.196 sq. yards
1 sq. yard....................0.8361 sq. meter
1 hectare.............................2.471 acres
1 acre.............................0.4047 hectare
1 sq. kilometer................0.386 sq. mile
1 sq. mile................2.59 sq. kilometers

MEASURE OF VOLUME
1 cu. centimeter......................................0.061 cu. inch
1 cu. inch....................................16.39 cu. centimeters
1 cu. decimeter.....................................0.0353 cu. foot
1 cu. foot....................................28.317 cu. decimeters
1 cu. yard............................................0.7646 cu. meter
1 cu. meter..................................................0.2759 cord
1 cord.........................................................3.625 steres
1 litre....0.908 qt. dry.............................1.0567 qts. liq.
1 quart dry..................................................1.101 liters
1 quart liquid...............................................0.9463 liter
1 decaliter....2.6417 gals..............................1.135 pks.
1 gallon................................................0.3785 decaliter
1 peck....................................................0.881 decaliter
1 hectoliter............................................2.8378 bushels
1 bushel..............................................0.3524 hectoliter

WEIGHTS
1 gram.....................................................0.03527 ounce
1 ounce.......................................................28.35 grams
1 kilogram...............................................2.2046 pounds
1 pound................................................0.4536 kilogram
1 short ton (U.S.).......2000 pounds or 0.907 metric ton
1 long ton (English)...2240 pounds or 1.016 metric ton
1 metric ton....2204.6 pounds or 1.102 short ton (U.S.)

U.S. MEASURES

LIQUID MEASURE
4 gills............................................1 pint
2 pints........................................1 quart
4 quarts.....................................1 gallon
31½ gallons...............................1 barrel

LONG MEASURE
12 inches......................................1 foot
3 feet...........................................1 yard
5½ yards.......................................1 rod
40 rods....................................1 furlong
8 furlongs........................1 statute mile
3 nautical miles........................1 league

CUBIC MEASURE
1,728 cu. in.....................................1 cu. ft.
27 cu. ft.........................................1 cu. yd.
128 cu. ft...............................1 cord (wood)
40 cu. ft..............................1 ton (shipping)
2,150.42 cu. in......................1 standard bu.
231 cu. in.....................1 U.S. standard gal.
1 cu. ft.......................about 4/5 of a bushel

DRY MEASURE
2 pints.............................................1 quart
8 quarts............................................1 peck
4 pecks..........................................1 bushel
36 bushels..................................1 chaldron

USEFUL CONVERSIONS

To find diameter of a circle multiply circumference by .31831

To find circumference of a circle multiply diameter by 3.1416

To find area of a circle multiply square of diameter by .7854

To find surface of a ball multiply square of diameter by 3.1416

To find side of a square multiply diagonal by .707

To find cubic inches in a ball multiply cube of diameter by .5236