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Chapter 17

Common Measures and Their Metric Equivalents
U.S. to metric Metric to U.S.
Inch 2.54 centimeters. Centimeter 0.3937 inch.
Foot 0.3048 meter. Meter 3.2808 feet.
Yard 0.9144 meter. Do 1.0936 yards.
Mile 1.6093 kilometers. Kilometer 0.6214 mile.
Nautical mile 1.852 kilometers. Do 0.5399 nautical mile.
League 5.556 kilometers. Do 0.1799 league.
Square inch 6.452 square centimeters. Square centimeter 0.155 square inch.
Square foot 0.0929 square meter. Square meter 10.7639 square feet.
Square yard 0.836 square meter. Do 1.196 square yards.
Acre 0.4047 hectare. Hectare 2.471 acres.
Square mile 259 hectares. Do 0.0039 square mile.
Cubic inch 16.39 cubic centimeters. Cubic centimeter 0.06 cubic inch.
Cubic foot 0.0283 cubic meter. Cubic meter 35.3146 cubic feet.
Cubic yard 0.7646 cubic meter. Do 1.3079 cubic yards.
Cord 128 cubic feet.
Ounce (liquid) 29.574 milliliters. Milliliter 0.0338 ounce (liquid).
Liter 1.06 quarts (liquid).
Pint (liquid) 473.176 milliliters.
Quart (liquid) 946.35 milliliters.
Gallon (liquid) 3.79 liters. Do 0.26 gallon (liquid).
Pint (dry) 550.61 milliliters.
Quart (dry) 1101 milliliters. Do 0.91 quart (dry).
Quart, imperial 1137 milliliters.
Gallon (dry) 4.40 liters. Do 0.23 gallon (dry).
Gallon, imperial 4.55 liters.
Peck 8.810 liters. Do 0.1135 peck.
Peck, imperial 9.092 liters.
Bushel 35.24 liters.
Bushel, imperial 36.37 liters. Do 0.028 bushel.
Grain[1] 64.799 milligrams.
Ounce[2] 28.35 grams. Gram 0.04 ounce.
Ounce, troy[3] 31.103 grams. Do 0.032 troy ounce.
Pound[2] 0.4536 kilogram. Kilogram 2.20 pounds.
Pound, troy 12 troy ounces.
Ton, short 907.185 kilograms.
Do 2,000 pounds.
Ton, metric 1,000 kilograms.
Do 2,204.6 pounds.
Ton, long 1,016.047 kilograms.
Do 2,240 pounds.


  1. The grain is used to measure in ballistics and archery; grains were originally used in medicine but have been replaced by milligrams.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Avoirdupois; avoirdupois is the measure of mass of everyday items.
  3. The troy ounce is used in pricing silver, gold, platinum, and other precious metals and gemstones.