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 (cm 2 ) 0.155 sq. inches 
square meter 
(m 2 ) 
1.196 
sq. yards 
are 
(a) 
119.60 
sq. yards 
hectare 
(ha) 
2.47 
acres 
sq. kilometer 
(km 2 ) 
0.3861 
sq. miles 
WEIGHT 
milligram 
(mg) 
0.015 grains 
centigram 
(eg) 
0.154 grains 
decigram 
<dg) 
1.543 grains 
gram 
(g) 
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 
METRIC UNIT(1) U.S. EQUIVALENT 
VOLUME 
cubic centimeter (cm 3 ) 0.061 cubic inches 
cubic decimeter (dm 3 ) 0.0353 cubic feet 
cubic meter (m 3 ) 1.31 cubic yards 
cubic decameter (Dm 3 ) 13.10 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 
