Metric Conversions

Metric Conversions

Below are the rules for converting metric and english systems of measurement.

Multiply	By	To Find
Centimeters	.0328	feet
Centimeters	.3937	inches
Feet	30.4801	centimeters
Feet/minutes	.507	cent./seconds
Foot-pounds	.1383	meter-kilograms
Gallons	3,785.4	cubic centimeters
Gallons	3.7853	liters
Grams	.0353	ounces
Grams	.0022	pounds
Inches	2.54	centimeters
Inches	.0833	feet
Kilograms	2.2046	pounds
Kilometers	3,280.833	feet
Kilometers	.6214	miles
Kilometers/hour	54.68	feet/minute
Kilometers/hour	.6214	miles/hour
Knots	1.8532	kilometers/hour
Liters	1.0567	quarts
Meters	3.2808	feet
Meters	39.37	inches
Meters	1.0936	yards
Meter-kilograms	7.2307	foot-pounds
Meters/minute	1.667	centimeters/second
Meters/minute	.0547	feet/second
Miles	1.6093	kilometers
Miles/hour	.8684	knots
Miles/hour	1.6093	kilometers/hour
Miles/hour	.447	meters/second
Ounces	28.3495	grams
Ounces	2.8349x10(2)	kilograms
Pounds	453.5924	grams
Pounds	.4536	kilograms
Quarts	.946	liters
Quarts (dry)	67.2	cubic inches
Quarts (liquid)	57.75	cubic inches
Sq. centimeters	.0011	square feet
Sq. kilometers	.3861	square miles
Sq. kilometers	1.196x10(6)	square yards
Sq. meters	10.7639	square feet
Sq. meters	1.196	square yards
Sq. miles	2.59	square kilometers
Sq. yards	.8361	square meters
Yards	91.44	centimeters
Yards	.9144	meters