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This document provides information about converting between various American, metric, and other common units of measurement. It includes conversions for linear units like inches, feet, yards, and miles; units of weight and mass like pounds and tons; units of volume and capacity like cups, pints, quarts, gallons, and liters; and units of time. It also provides formulas for converting between Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures and identifies some common medical measurement conversions like micrograms to grams.

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Conversion Chart

This document provides information about converting between various American, metric, and other common units of measurement. It includes conversions for linear units like inches, feet, yards, and miles; units of weight and mass like pounds and tons; units of volume and capacity like cups, pints, quarts, gallons, and liters; and units of time. It also provides formulas for converting between Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures and identifies some common medical measurement conversions like micrograms to grams.

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American Linear Units

12 inches (in)
1 foot (ft)
3 feet
1 yard (yd)
36 inches
1 yard
63,360 inches
1 mile (mi)
5,280 feet
1 mile
1,760 yards
1 mile
Weight and Mass
1 Ton (T)
2,000 pounds
1 pound (lb)
16 ounces (oz)
1 Ton
32,000 ounces
1 metric ton (t)
1000 kg
60 grains
1 dram

American to Metric Units


1 inch
2.540 centimeters
1 foot
0.305 meters
1 yard
0.914 meters
1 mile
1.609 kilometers
1 gallon
3.78 Liters
1 quart
0.95 Liter
1 pound
0.45 kilogram
1 ounce
28.35 grams
1 fluid ounce
29.57 mL
1 grain
60 milligrams (mg)
1 teaspoon (tsp)
5 mL
1 fluid dram
4 mL
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
15 mL

American Capacity
8 fluid ounces (fl oz) 1 cup
16 fluid ounces
2 cups
2 cups
1 pint (pt)
16 fluid ounces
1 pint
2 pints
1 quart (qt)
4 quarts
1 gallon
8 pints
1 gallon
32 fluid ounces
1 quart
8 fluid dram
1 fluid ounce
3 teaspoon (tsp)
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
6 teaspoon
1 fluid ounce
2 tablespoon
1 fluid ounce
1 drop (gtt)
1 minim

Converting American Units


Larger unit smaller unit Multiply
smaller unit Larger unit Divide

1 pint (pt)
1 quart (qt)
1 pound (lb)

60 drop
60 drop
60 minims

mega (M)

* *

kilo (k)

500 mL (approx)
1000 mL (approx)
453.6 g

Metric Units
hector (h)
deka (da)
unit (m, g, L)
deci (d)
centi (c)
When going from larger unit to smaller unit move decimal to the right

1 fluid dram
1 teaspoon
1 fluid dram
milli (m)

micro (mc) (u)

When going from smaller unit to larger unit move decimal to the left

1 day
1 hour (hr)
1 minute
1 year (yr)
1 week
1 year
1440 minutes
3600 seconds

1 carat (karat)

Time
24 hours
60 minutes (min)
60 seconds (sec)
365.25 days
7 days
12 months (mon)
1 day
1 hour
Stones
200 mg

Metric to American Units


1 km
0.621 miles
1 meter
1.094 yards
1 meter
3.281 feet
1 meter
39.370 inches
1 cm
0.3937 inch
1 Liter
0.26 gallon
1 Liter
1.06 quarts
1 kg
2.20 lbs
1 gram
0.035 oz
1 gram
15 grains
1 milliliter (mL)
15 minims

Temperature Formulas


  32
1.8

  1.8   32

Medical Application (Micrograms)


1,000,000 micrograms (mcg) 1 gram
1,000,000 micrograms
1,000 mg
1 mL = 1 cc = 1 cm3
1 gram = 1 cm3
Nursing students 1fl oz = 30 mL
Nursing students 1 in. = 2.5 cm

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