CONVERSIONS
The use of commas (,) and periods (.) in numbers might be different in
your country. In the U.S., a comma is used to separate thousands from
100s, and a period before the first decimal. For example:
5,800 miles = five thousand eight hundred miles
US$ 5.49 = five dollars and forty nine cents
LENGTH
| 1 mm |
= |
0.0397 inches |
| 1 cm = 10 mm |
= |
0.397 inches |
| 1 m = 100 cm |
= |
1.0936 yards |
| 1 km = 1,000 m |
= |
0.6214 mile |
| 1 in |
= |
2.54 cm |
| 1 foot (ft) = 12 in |
= |
0.3048 m |
| 1 yard (yd) = 3ft |
= |
0.9144 m |
| 1 mile = 1,760 yd |
= |
1.6093 km |
AREA
| 1 cm² |
= |
0.1550 in² |
| 1 m² = 10,000 cm² |
= |
1.1960 yd² |
| 1 hectare (ha) = 10,000 m² |
= |
2.4711 acres |
| 1 km² = 100 ha |
= |
0.3861 mile² |
| 1 in² |
= |
645.16 mm² |
| 1 ft² |
= |
0.093 m² |
| 1 yd² = 9 ft² |
= |
0.8361 m² |
| 1 acre = 4840 yd² |
= |
4046.86 m² |
| 1 mile² = 640 acres |
= |
2.59 km² |
MASS (WEIGHT)
| 1 gram (g) |
= |
0.0353 oz |
| 1 kg = 1,000 g |
= |
2.2046 lb |
| 1 tonne |
= |
1.1023 short tons = 0.9842 long ton |
| 1 ounce (oz) = 437.5 grains |
= |
28.350 g |
| 1 pound (lb) = 16 oz |
= |
0.4536 kg |
| 1 short cwt = 100 lb |
= |
45.359 kg |
| 1 long cwt = 112 lb |
= |
50.802 kg |
| 1 short ton = 2,000 lb |
= |
0.9072 t |
| 1 long ton = 2,240 lb |
= |
1.0161 t |
VOLUME (CAPACITY)
| 1 liter (l) = 1 dm³ |
= |
1. 057 liquid quarts = 0.2642 US gal |
| 1 US dry pint |
= |
0.55061 l |
| 1 US bushel = 64 US dry pints |
= |
35.238 l |
| 1 US liquid pint |
= |
0.4732 l |
| 1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups |
= |
0.946 l |
| 1 US gallon = 8 US liquid pints |
= |
3.7854 l |
COOKING MEASUREMENTS
| 1 cup (liquid) = 8 oz |
= |
225 g |
| 1 teaspoon |
= |
5 ml |
| 1 Tablespoon = 3 tsp |
= |
15 ml |
| 1 cup sugar = 6.5 oz |
= |
190 g |
| 0.5 cup flour = 2.75 oz |
= |
80 g |
| 0.5 cup butter |
= |
100 g |
TEMPERATURE
- Conversion °F to °C: subtract 32, divide by 1.8 (C = (9/5)
* (F - 32))
- Conversion °C to °F: multiply by 1.8, add 32 (F = (5/9) *
(C + 21))
| °Celsius |
°Fahrenheit |
| 100 |
212 |
| 40 |
104 |
| 30 |
86 |
| 20 |
68 |
| 10 |
50 |
| 0 |
32 |
| -10 |
14 |
| -20 |
-4 |
| -30 |
-22 |
BODY TEMPERATURES (FEVER)
| °Celsius |
°Fahrenheit |
| 37 |
98.6 |
| 37.7 - 38.3 (low fever) |
100 - 101 |
| 38.8 - 40 (high fever) |
102-104 |
OVEN TEMPERATURES
| °Celsius |
°Fahrenheit |
| 100 |
212 (low) |
| 150 |
302 (moderately low) |
| 175 |
350 (moderate) |
| 200 |
392 (hot) |
| 250 |
482 (very hot) |
CLOTHING AND SHOE SIZES
WOMEN'S CLOTHING
| American |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
22 |
| Japanese |
5 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
17 |
19 |
21 |
| British |
28 |
30 |
30 |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
| Continental |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
48 |
50 |
MEN'S CLOTHING
| American |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
| Japanese |
S |
|
M |
|
L |
|
LL |
| British |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
| Continental |
44 |
46 |
48 |
50 |
52 |
54 |
56 |
MEN'S COLLARS / SHIRTS
| American |
14 |
14.5 |
15 |
15.5 |
16 |
16.5 |
17 |
| Japanese |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
| British |
14 |
14.5 |
15 |
15.5 |
16 |
16.5 |
17 |
| Continental |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
MEN'S SHOES
| American |
5.5 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
9.5 |
10.5 |
11.5 |
| Japanese |
24.5 |
|
26 |
|
27.5 |
28 |
29 |
| British |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
| Continiental |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
WOMEN'S SHOES
| American |
6 |
6.5 |
7 |
7.5 |
8 |
8.5 |
9 |
| Japanese |
23 |
23.5 |
24 |
24.5 |
25 |
25.5 |
26 |
| British |
4.5 |
5 |
5.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
7 |
7.5 |
| Continental |
36 |
37 |
37.5 |
38 |
38.5 |
39 |
40 |
