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