METRIC MEASURES METRIC EQUIVALENTS (continued)

LINEAR MEASURE WEIGHTS

10 millimeters ................1 centimeter 1 gram ..........................0.03527 ounce
10 centimeters ..............1 decimeter 1 ounce ........................28.35 grams
10 decimeters ..............1 meter 1 kilogram ....................2.2046 pounds
10 meters ......................1 dekameter 1 pound ........................0.4536 kilogram
1 metric ton ..................1.1023 English tons
10 dekameters ............1 hectometer
1 English ton ................0.9027 metric ton
10 hectometers..............1 kilometer
APPROXIMATE EQUIVALENTS
SQUARE MEASURE
1 decimeter ..................4 inches
100 sq. millimeters ......1 sq. centimeter
1 liter..............................1.06 qts. fl., 0.9 qt. dry
100 sq. centimeters ......1 sq. decimeter
1 meter ........................1.1 yards
100 sq. deicimeters ......1 sq. meter
1 kilometer ....................5/8 of a mile
100 sq. meters ..............1 sq. dekameter
1 hectoliter ....................2-5/8 bushels
100 sq. dekameters ......1 sq. hectometer
1 hectare ......................2-1/2 acres
100 sq. hectometers ......1 sq. kilometer
1 kilogram ....................2-1/5 pounds
LIQUID MEASURE 1 cubic meter ................1/4 of a cord
10 milliliters ..................1 centiliter 1 metric ton ..................1.1 English tons
10 centiliters ..................1 deciliter
LINEAR MEASURE
10 deciliters ..................1 liter
1 centimeter ..................0.3937 inch
10 liters ........................1 dekaliter
1 inch ............................2.54 centimeters
10 dekaliters ................1 hectoliter
1 decimeter ..................3.937 inches
10 hectoliters ................1 kiloliter
1 foot ............................3.048 decimeters
WEIGHTS 1 meter ........................39.37 inches
10 milligrams ................1 centigram 1 yard ..........................0.9144 meter
10 centigrams................1 decigram 1 dekameter ..................... 1.9884 rods
10 decigrams ................1 gram 1 rod ............................0.5029 dekameter
10 grams ......................1 dekagram 1 kilometer ....................0.62137 mile
10 dekagrams................1 hectogram 1 mile ............................1.6093 kilometers
10 hectograms ..............1 kilogram
MEASURE OF VOLUME
100 kilograms ..............1 quintal
1 cu. centimeter ............0.061 cubic inch
10 quintals ....................1 ton
1 cubic inch ..................16.39 cu. centimeters
CUBIC MEASURE 1 cubic decimeter ........0.0353 cubic foot
1,000 cu. millimeters ....1 cu. centimeter 1 cubic foot ..................28.347 cu. decimeters
1,000 cu. centimeters ....1 cu. decimeter 1 cubic meter ................1.308 cubic yards
1,000 cu. decimeters ....1 cu. meter 1 cubic yard ..................0.7646 cubic meter
1 stere ..........................0.2759 cord
METRIC EQUIVALENTS 1 cord ..........................3.624 steres
1 liter..............................0.908 quart dry
SQUARE MEASURE 1 liter..............................1.0567 quarts liquid
1 sq. centimeter ............0.1550 squarc incl1 1 quart dry ....................1.101 liters
1 square inch ................6.452 sq. centimeters 1 quart liquid ................0.9463 liter
1 sq. decimeter ..............0.1076 square foot. 1 dekaliter ....................2.6417 gallons
1 square foot ................9.2903 sq. decimeters 1 gallon ........................0.3785 dekaliter
1 square meter ..............1,196 square yards 1 peck ........................... 0.881 dekaliter
1 square yard ................0.8361 square meter 1 hectoliter ....................2.8375 bushels
1 acre ..........................3,954 square rods 1 bushel ........................0.3524 hectoliter
1 square rod ..................0.2529 acre
1 hectare ......................2.47 acres Temperature Conversion
1 acre ..........................0.4047 hectare
1 sq. kilometer ..............0.386 square mile
1 square mile ................2.59 sq. kilometers