ABSTRACT
The metric system
Linear
Area
Capacity
Weight
Conversion
Length
1 centimetre (cm) = 1 decimetre (dm) = 1 metre (m) = 1 kilometre (km) =
100 sq millimetres =
1 00 sq centimetres = 100 sq decimetres = 1 000 sq metres =
1 millilitre (ml) 1 centilitre (cl) = 1 decilitre (dl) 1 litre (I)
1 centigram (eg) = 1 decigram (dg) = 1 gram (g) = 1 decagram (dag) = 1 hectogram (hg) =
equivalents (imperial/metric)
1 inch = 1 foot 1 yard = 1 yard = 1 mile
10 millimetres (mm) 1 0 centimetres (cm) 10 decimetres (dm) 1000 metres (m)
1 sq centimetre
1 sq decimetre 1 sq metre 1 hectare
1 cubic centimetre (cm3) 10millilitres (ml) 10 centilitres (cl) 10 decilitres (dl)
10 milligrams (mg) 10 centigrams (meg) 10 decigrams (dg) 10 grams (g) 10 decagrams (dag)
25.4 mm 304.8 mm 914.4 mm 0.9144 m 1609.34m
Liquid
Horse-power
Weight
1 sq inch = 1 sqft 1 sq yard = 1 acre = 1 acre =
1 Ib water = 1 pint = 1 gallon =
1 hp 1 hp 1 hp
1 Ib 1 cwt 1 ton
0.092903 sq m 0.8361 sq m 4840 sq yards 2.471 hectares
0.454 litres 0.568 litres 4.546 litres
746 watts 0.746 kW 33,000 ft.lb/min
0.4536 kg 50.8 kg 1016.1 kg
Conversion equivalents (metric/imperial)
Length
Area
Liquid
1 mm = 1 centimetre = 1 metre = 1 metre = 1 kilometre =
1 sq millimetre = 1 sq metre = 1 sq metre = 1 acre = 1 hectare =
1 litre 1 litre 1 litre
0.03937 inches 0.3937 inches 1 .094 yards 3.282 ft 0.621 373 miles
0.001 55 sq in 10.764 sqft 1.196 sq yards 4046.86 sq m 0.404686 acres
2.202 Ibs 1.76 pints 0.22 gallons
= =
1 kw = 134 hp 1 hp = 0759 kg m/s
Weight 1 kg = 2.205 Ibs 1kg = 0.01 968 cwt 1 kg = 0.000984 ton
Temperature equivalents
In order to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius deduct 32 and multiply by 5/9. To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit multiply by 9/5 and add 32.
