The Metric System and Equivalents Linear Measure    Liquid Measure 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters = .39 inch   1 centiliter = 10 milliliters = .34 fl. ounce 1 decimeter = 10 centimeters = 3.94 inches    1 deciliter = 10 centiliters = 3.38 fl. ounces 1 meter =10 decimeters = 39.37 inches   1 liter =10 deciliters = 33.81 fl. ounces 1 dekameter =10 meters = 32.8 feet   1 dekaliter =10 liters = 2.64 gallons 1 hectometer =10 decameters = 328.08 feet    1 hectoliter = 10 dekaliters = 26.42 gallons I kilometer =10 hectometers = 3,280.8 feet     1 kiloliter =10 hectoliters = 264.18 gallons   Weights   Square Measure 1 centigram = 10 milligrams = .15 grain   1 sq. centimeter = 100 sq. millimeters = .155 sq. inch 1 decigram = 10 centigrams = 1.54 grains   1 sq. decimeter = 100 sq. centimeters =15.5 sq. inches 1 gram = 10 decigrams = .035 ounce   1 sq. meter (centare) = 100 sq. decimeters = 10.76 sq. feet 1 dekagram = 10 grams = .35 ounce   1 sq. dekameter (are) =100 sq. meters = 1,076.4 sq. feet 1 hectogram = 10 dekagrams = 3.52 ounces    1 sq. hectometer (hectare) = 100 sq. dekameters = 2.47 acres 1 kilogram = 10 hectograms = 2.2 pounds       1 sq. kilometer = 100 sq. hectometers = .386 sq. mile 1 quintal = 100 kilograms = 220.46 pounds 1 metric ton =10 quintals = 1.1 short tons   Cubic Measure   1 cu. centimeter = 1000 cu. millimeters = .06 cu. inch   1 cu. decameter =1000 cu. centimeters = 61.02 cu. inches 1 cu. meter =1000 cu. decimeters = 35.31 feet Approximate Conversion Factors   To change   To   Multiply by   To change           To                     Multiply by inches      centimeters        2.540   ounce-inches   newton-meters .007062 feet   meters             .305   centimeters   inches              .394 yards   meters              .914   meters     feet                3.280 miles   kilometers        1.609   meters     yards                1.094 square inches   square centimeters             6.451   kilometers   miles   .621 square feet square meters            .093 square centimeters   square inches   .155 square yards   square meters            .836   square meters   square feet              10.764 square miles   square kilometers      2.590   square meters   square yards                1.196 acres   square hectometers        .405   square kilometers   square miles   .386 cubic feet   cubic meters            .028   square hectometers   acres                2.471 cubic yards   cubic meters            .765   cubic meters   cubic feet              35.315 fluid ounces   milliliters                29.573      cubic meters   cubic yards                1.308 pints   liters            .473   milliliters   fluid ounces .034 quarts   liters          .946   liters   pints                2.113 gallons    liters        3.785   liters   quarts                   1.057 ounces     grams                  28.349   liters   gallons    .264 pounds    kilograms            .454   grams      ounces     .035 short tons   metric tons            .907   kilograms   pounds                 2.205 pound-feet   newton-meters                    1.356   metric tons   short tons                1.102 pound-inches   newton-meters          .11296 Temperature (Exact) °F   Fahrenheit   5/9 (after   Celsius    °C   temperature   subtracting 32)      temperature