CONVERSION FROM STANDARD
TO METRIC MEASUREMENTS
 
     
Standard Multiply By To Get Metric
     
Length    
inches 2.5 centimeters
feet 30 centimeters
yards 0.9 meters
miles 1.6 kilometers
     
Area    
square inches 6.5 square centimeters
square feet 0.09 square meters
square yards 0.8 square meters
square miles 2.6 square kilometers
acres 0.4 hectares
     
Weight    
ounces 28 grams
pounds 0.45 kilograms
short tons 0.9 metric tons
     
Volume    
teaspoons 5 milliliters
tablespoons 15 milliliters
cubic inches 16 milliliters
fluid ounces 30 milliliters
cups 0.24 liters
pints 0.47 liters
quarts 0.95 liters
gallons 3.8 liters
cubic feet 0.03 cubic meters
cubic yards 0.76 cubic meters
 
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