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Appendix A
Metric System Conversions

To Convert Metric Units: Multiply by: To Get English Equivalent:

Length

Centimeters (cm) 0.3937 Inches (in.)

Meters (m) 3.2808 Feet (ft)
Meters (m) 1.0936 Yards (yd)
Kilometers (km) 0.6214 Miles (mi)

Area

Square centimeters 1cm22 0.155 Square inches 1in.22

Square meters 1m22 10.7639 Square feet 1ft22
Square meters 1m22 1.1960 Square yards 1yd22
Square kilometers 1km22 0.3831 Square miles 1mi22
Hectare (ha) 110,000 m22 2.4710 Acres (a)

Volume

Cubic centimeters 1cm32 0.06 Cubic inches 1in.32

Cubic meters 1m32 35.30 Cubic feet 1ft32
Cubic meters 1m32 1.3079 Cubic yards 1yd32
Cubic kilometers 1km32 0.24 Cubic miles 1mi32
Liters (L) 1.0567 Quarts (qt), U.S.
Liters (L) 0.26 Gallons (gal), U.S.

Mass

Grams (g) 0.03527 Ounces (oz)

Kilograms (kg) 2.2046 Pounds (lb)
Metric ton (tonne) (t) 1.10 Ton (tn), U.S.

Speed

Meters/second (mps) 2.24 Miles/hour (mph)

Kilometers/hour (kmph) 0.62 Miles/hour (mph)

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To Convert English Units: Multiply by: To Get Metric Equivalent:

Length

Inches (in.) 2.54 Centimeters (cm)

Feet (ft) 0.3048 Meters (m)
Yards (yd) 0.9144 Meters (m)
Miles (mi) 1.6094 Kilometers (km)

Area

Square inches 1in.22 6.45 Square centimeters 1cm22

Square feet 1ft22 0.0929 Square meters 1m22
Square yards 1yd22 0.8361 Square meters 1m22
Square miles 1mi22 2.5900 Square kilometers 1km22
Acres (a) 0.4047 Hectare (ha) 110,000 m22

Volume

Cubic inches 1in.32 16.39 Cubic centimeters 1cm32

Cubic feet 1ft32 0.028 Cubic meters 1m32
Cubic yards 1yd32 0.765 Cubic meters 1m32
Cubic miles 1mi32 4.17 Cubic kilometers 1km32
Quarts (qt), U.S. 0.9463 Liters (L)
Gallons (gal), U.S. 3.8 Liters (L)

Mass

Ounces (oz) 28.3495 Grams (g)

Pounds (lb) 0.4536 Kilograms (kg)
Ton (tn), U.S. 0.91 Metric ton (tonne) (t)

Speed

Miles/hour (mph) 0.448 Meters/second (mps)

Miles/hour (mph) 1.6094 Kilometers/hour (kmph)
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Appendix A 427

Metric Prefixes
Prefix Meaning
˚C ˚F
9
giga- G 10 = 1,000,000,000 160˚ 320˚

mega- M 106 = 1,000,000 150˚ 305˚

290˚
kilo- k 103 = 1,000 140˚
275˚
hecto- h 102 = 100 130˚
260˚
120˚ 245˚
deka- da 101 = 10
110˚ 230˚
100 = 1
100˚ 212˚ Water boils
deci- d 10-1 = 0.1 200˚
90˚
centi- c 10-2 = 0.01 185˚
80˚
170˚
milli- m 10-3 = 0.001
70˚ 155˚
micro- m 10-6 = 0.000001 60˚ 140˚

50˚ 125˚
110˚
40˚
95˚
30˚
80˚
20˚ 65˚
10˚ 50˚

0˚ 32˚ Water freezes

20˚
-10˚
5˚
-20˚
-10˚
-30˚ -25˚

-40˚ -40˚

˚C = ˚F – 32 ˚F = (1.8 x ˚C) + 32
1.8
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