s 
METRIC SYSTEM WITH U.S. EQUIVALENTS 
# 
METRIC UNIT (1) 
U.S. EQUIVALENT 
LENGTH 
millimeter 
(mm) 
0.04 
inches 
centimeter 
(cm) 
0.39 
inches 
decimeter 
(dm) 
3.94 
inches 
meter 
(m) 
39.37 
inches 
decameter 
(Dm) 
32.81 
feet 
hectometer 
(hm) 
109.36 yards 
kilometer 
(km) 
0.62 
miles 
myriameter 
6.2 
miles 
AREA 
square centimeter 
square meter 
are 
hectare 
sq. kilometer 
(cm 2 ) 
(m 2 ) 
(a) 
(ha) 
(km 2 ) 
0.155 
1.196 
119.60 
2.47 
0.3861 
sq. inches 
sq. yards 
sq. yards 
acres 
sq. miles 
WEIGHT 
milligram 
(mg) 
0.015 
grains 
centigram 
(eg) 
0.154 
grains 
decigram 
<dg) 
1.1543 
grains 
gram 
(9) 
0.035 
ounces 
decagram 
(Dg) 
0.353 
ounces 
hectogram 
(hg) 
3.527 
ounces 
kilogram 
(kg) 
2.2046 
pounds 
quintal 
220.46 
pounds 
metric ton 
1.1 
tons 
■■■1 
HM 
METRIC UNIT (1) U.S. EQUIVALENT 
VOLUME 
cubic centimeter (cm 3 ) 
( 
cubic decimeter (dm 3 ) 
cubic meter (m 3 ) 
cubic decameter (Dm 3 ) 
0.061 
0.0353 
1.31 
13.10 
cubic inches 
cubic feet 
cubic yards 
cubic yards 
CAPACITY, CUBIC 
milliliter 
(ml) 
0.06 
cubic inches 
centiliter 
(cl) 
0.6 
cubic inches 
deciliter 
(dl) 
6.1 
cubic inches 
liter 
(1) 
61.02 
cubic inches 
decaliter 
(Dl) 
0.35 
cubic feet 
hectoliter 
(hi) 
3.53 
cubic feet 
kiloliter 
1.31 
cubic yards 
CAPACITY, DRY 
deciliter 
(dl) 
0.18 
pints 
liter 
(1) 
0.908 
quarts 
decaliter 
(Dl) 
1.14 
pecks 
hectoliter 
<h) 
2.84 
bushels 
CAPACITY, LIQUID 
milliliter 
0.27 
fluidrams 
centiliter 
0.338 
fluidounces 
deciliter 
0.21 
pints 
liter 
1.057 
quarts 
decaliter 
2.64 
gallons 
