METRIC CONVERSIONS

Metric Conversions

Distance

1 inch

= 2.54 centimeters

= 25.4 millimeters

1 foot

= 0.305 meter

= 30.48 centimeters

1 yard

= 0.9144 meter

1 mile

= 1.61 kilometers

= 5,280 feet

1 kilometer

= 1,000 meters

= 0.6214 mile

1 meter

= 100 centimeters

= 1,000 millimeters

1 meter

= 3.28 feet

1 centimeter

= 0.3937 inch

= 10 millimeters

1 millimeter

= 0.039 inch

= 0.1 centimeter

1 micron

= 10-4 centimeter

= 10 meter

10-6 meter

= 1 micrometer

Volume

1 kilolitre

= 1,000 litres

= 1 cubic meter

1 litr

= 1,000 millilitres

= 1,000 cc

1 millilitre

= 1 cc (exactly 1.000027cc)

1 fluid ounce

= 29.57 millilitres

1 US gallon

= 3.785 litres

1 imperial gallon

= 4.546 litres

Weight

1 kilogram

= 1000 grams

= 2.2 pounds

1 gram

= 1,000 milligrams

= 0.035 ounce

1 milligram

= 1,000 micrograms

= 1/1,000 gram

1 microgram

= 10-6 grams

= 1/1,000 milligram

1 nanogram

= 10-9 grams

= 1/1,000 microgram

1 pound

= 0.45 kilogram

= l6 ounces

1 ounce

= 28.35 grams