Metric Conversions
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Below are the rules for converting metric and english systems of measurement.
| Multiply | By | To Find |
|---|---|---|
| Centimeters | .0328 | feet |
| Centimeters | .3937 | inches |
| Feet | 30.4801 | centimeters |
| Feet/minutes | .507 | cent./seconds |
| Foot-pounds | .1383 | meter-kilograms |
| Gallons | 3,785.4 | cubic centimeters |
| Gallons | 3.7853 | liters |
| Grams | .0353 | ounces |
| Grams | .0022 | pounds |
| Inches | 2.54 | centimeters |
| Inches | .0833 | feet |
| Kilograms | 2.2046 | pounds |
| Kilometers | 3,280.833 | feet |
| Kilometers | .6214 | miles |
| Kilometers/hour | 54.68 | feet/minute |
| Kilometers/hour | .6214 | miles/hour |
| Knots | 1.8532 | kilometers/hour |
| Liters | 1.0567 | quarts |
| Meters | 3.2808 | feet |
| Meters | 39.37 | inches |
| Meters | 1.0936 | yards |
| Meter-kilograms | 7.2307 | foot-pounds |
| Meters/minute | 1.667 | centimeters/second |
| Meters/minute | .0547 | feet/second |
| Miles | 1.6093 | kilometers |
| Miles/hour | .8684 | knots |
| Miles/hour | 1.6093 | kilometers/hour |
| Miles/hour | .447 | meters/second |
| Ounces | 28.3495 | grams |
| Ounces | 2.8349x10(2) | kilograms |
| Pounds | 453.5924 | grams |
| Pounds | .4536 | kilograms |
| Quarts | .946 | liters |
| Quarts (dry) | 67.2 | cubic inches |
| Quarts (liquid) | 57.75 | cubic inches |
| Sq. centimeters | .0011 | square feet |
| Sq. kilometers | .3861 | square miles |
| Sq. kilometers | 1.196x10(6) | square yards |
| Sq. meters | 10.7639 | square feet |
| Sq. meters | 1.196 | square yards |
| Sq. miles | 2.59 | square kilometers |
| Sq. yards | .8361 | square meters |
| Yards | 91.44 | centimeters |
| Yards | .9144 | meters |
See the Infoplease.com conversion calculator.
