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Metric Conversions
Internationally, the metric system is applied to weights and measures. Weights for baggage, fruits and vegetables, and even eggs (sold by the kilo, not by the dozen) are measured in kilograms. Distances are measured in kilometers. Gas is sold by the liter (slightly more than a quart), not by the gallon. Land areas are measured in hectares. A kilo is approximately 2.2 pounds; a meter is slightly longer than a yard; a liter is slightly more than a quart. WEIGHT | | 1 pound | 0.454 kilogram | | 1 kilogram | 2.2046 pounds | | 2.2 pounds | 1000 grams (1 kilo) | | 1 pound | 454 grams | | 1/2 pound | 227 grams | | 1/4 pounds | 113.5 grams | | 1 ounce | 28.35 grams | LIQUIDS | | 1 gallon | 3.784 liters | | 1 liter | 0.264 gallon | | 1 liter | 1.0567 liquid quarts | | 1 liquid quart | 0.946 liter | MEASUREMENTS | | 1 meter | 39.37 inches | | 1 meter | 3.281 feet | | 1 foot | 0.305 meter | | 1 kilometer | 3,280.8 feet | | 1 kilometer | 0.621 statute mile | | 1 statute mile | 1.61 kilometers | VOLUME | | MULITPLY | BY | TO OBTAIN | | square feet | 0.009 | m2 | | square yards | 0.8 | m2 | | square miles | 2.6 | km2 | | acres | 0.004 | ha | DISTANCE | | MULITPLY | BY | TO OBTAIN | | Miles | 1.609 | kilometers | | kilometers | 0.6214 | miles | DISTANCE | | MULITPLY | BY | TO OBTAIN | | feet | 0.30 | meters | | meters | 3.281 | feet | | yards | 0.91 | meters | | meters | 1.09 | yards | WEIGHT | | MULITPLY | BY | TO OBTAIN | | ounces | 28.35 | grams | | grams | 0.0353 | ounces | | kilograms | 2.205 | ounces | | pounds | 0.45 | kilograms |
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