U.S.

Customary System
Units of Length
1 inch = 2.54 cm
12 inches = 1 foot = 0.3048 m
3 feet = 1 yard = 0.9144 m
1,760 yards or 5,280 feet = 1 mile = 1.609 km
2,025 yards or 6,076 feet = 1 nautical mile = 1.852
km
Units of Weight
1 ounce = 28.35 g
16 ounces = 1 pound = 0.4536 kg
2,000 pounds = 1 ton = 907.18 kg
2,240 pounds = 1 long ton = 1,016.0 kg
Units of Volume (liquid)
1 fluid ounce = 29.574 ml
8 fluid ounces = 1 cup = 0.2366 I
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint = 0.4732 I
2 pints = 1 quart = 0.9463 I
4 quarts = 1 gallon = 3.7853 I
Units of Volume (dry measure)
1 peck = 8,809.5 cm3
4 pecks = 1 bushel = 35,239 cm3
Units of Area
1 square inch = 645.16 mm2
144 square inches = 1 square foot = 0.0929 m2
9 square feet = 1 square yard = 0.8361 m2
4840 square yards = 1 acre = 4047 m2
640 acres = 1 square mile = 259 ha
Units of Temperature
degrees Fahrenheit = (C x 9/5) 32
degrees Celsius = (F 32) x 5/9
Metric System
Units of Length
1 millimeter = 0.03937 inch
10 mm = 1 centimeter = 0.3937 inch
100 cm = 1 meter = 39.37 inches
1,000 m = 1 kilometer = 0.6214 mile
Units of Weight
1 milligram = 0.000035 ounce
1,000 mg = 1 gram = 0.035 ounce
1,000 g = 1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
1,000 kg = 1 metric ton = 2,205 pounds
Units of Volume
1 milliliter = 0.03 fluid ounce
1,000 ml = 1 liter = 1.06 quarts
Units of Area
1 square centimeter = 0.1550 square inch
10,000 cm2 = 1 square meter = 1.196 square yards
10,000 m2 = 1 hectare = 2.471 acres
Weights and Measures 1844
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