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To Convert Out of Metric | ||||
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If You Know |
Multiply By |
To Get |
If You Know |
Multiply By |
To Get |
Length |
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|
inches |
2.54 |
centimeters |
centimeters |
0.3937 |
inches |
|
feet |
30.48 |
centimeters |
centimeters |
0.0328 |
feet |
|
feet |
0.3048 |
meters |
meters |
3.281 |
feet |
|
yards |
0.9144 |
meters |
meters |
1.0936 |
yards |
|
miles |
1.60934 |
kilometers |
kilometers |
0.6214 |
miles |
Area |
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|
square inches |
6.4516 |
square centimeters |
square centimeters |
0.155 |
square inches |
|
square feet |
0.092903 |
square meters |
square meters |
10.7639 |
square feet |
|
square yards |
0.8361 |
square meters |
square meters |
1.196 |
square yards |
|
acres |
0.40469 |
hectares |
hectares |
2.471 |
acres |
|
square miles |
2.58999 |
square kilometers |
square kilometers |
0.3861 |
square miles |
Volume |
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|
fluid ounces |
29.574 |
milliliters |
milliliters |
0.0338 |
fluid ounces |
|
gallons |
3.7854 |
liters |
liters |
0.26417 |
gallons |
|
cubic feet |
0.028317 |
cubic meters |
cubic meters |
35.315 |
cubic feet |
|
cubic yards |
0.76455 |
cubic meters |
cubic meters |
1.308 |
cubic yards |
Weight |
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|
ounces |
28.3495 |
grams |
grams |
0.03527 |
ounces |
|
pounds |
0.45360 |
kilograms |
kilograms |
2.2046 |
pounds |
|
short tons |
0.90718 |
metric tons |
metric tons |
1.1023 |
short tons |
|
Force |
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|
dynes |
0.00001 |
newtons |
newtons |
100,000 |
dynes |
Temperature |
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|
Fahrenheit |
Subtract 32 then multiply by 5/9ths |
Celsius |
Celsius |
Multiply by 9/5ths, then add 32 | Fahrenheit |
|
Prefix |
Symbol |
Multiplication Factor |
|---|---|---|
|
exa- |
E |
1 000 000 000 000 000 000 = 1018 |
|
peta- |
P |
1 000 000 000 000 000 = 1015 |
|
tera- |
T |
1 000 000 000 000 = 1012 |
|
giga- |
G |
1 000 000 000 = 109 |
|
mega- |
M |
1 000 000 = 106 |
|
kilo- |
k |
1 000 = 103 |
|
hecto- |
h |
100 = 102 |
|
deka- |
da |
10 = 101 |
|
deci- |
d |
0.1 = 10-1 |
|
centi- |
c |
0.01 = 10-2 |
|
milli- |
m |
0.001 = 10-3 |
|
micro- |
µ |
0.000 001 = 10-6 |
|
nano- |
n |
0.000 000 001 = 10-9 |
|
pico- |
p |
0.000 000 000 001 = 10-12 |
|
femto- |
f |
0.000 000 000 000 001 = 10-15 |
| atto- |
a |
0.000 000 000 000 000 001 = 10-18 |