IMPERIAL MEASURES METRIC MEASURES

IMPERIAL  

LENGTH

 

12 inches

= 1 foot 10 milimetres = 1 centimetre

3 feet

= 1 yard 100 milimetres = 1 decimetre

5.5 yards

= 1 rod,pole 10 centrimetres = 1 decimetre

4 rods

= 1 chain 1000 milimetres = 1 metre

10 chains

= 1 furlong 100 centrimetres = 1 metre

5,280 feet

= 1 mile 10 decimetres = 1 metre

1760 yards

= 1 milenautical 100 metres = 1 hectometre

6 feet

= 1 fathom 1000 metres = 1 kilometre

100 fathoms

= 1 cable length 1000 kilometres = 1 megametre nautical

6080 feet

= 1 nautical mile 1852 metres = 1 int. nauticalmile

AREA

AREA

144 sq.inches

= 1 sq. foot 100 sq. milimetres = 1 sq. centimetre

9 sq. feet

= 1 sq. yard 100 sq. centimetres = 1 sq. decimetre

30.25 sq. yards

= 1 sq. rod. Pole 100 sq. decimetres = 1 sq. metre

40 sq.rods

= 1 rood 100 sq. metres = 1 are

4.840 sq. yards

= 1 acre 10 areas = 1 dekare

640 acres

= 1 sq. mile 10 dekares = 1 hectare

WEIGHT (avoirdupois)

WEIGHT
(mass)

4,37.5 grains

= 1 ounce 1000 nanograms = 1 microgram

16 drams

= 1 ounce 1000 micrograms = 1 miligram

16 ounces

= 1 pound 1000 miligrams = 1 gram

14 pounds

= 1 stone 10 grams = 1 dekagram

28 pounds

= 1 quarter 10 dekagrams = 1 hectogram

100 lb

= 1 short cwt 1000 grams = 1 kilogram

112 lb

= 1 long cwt 100 kilograms = 1 quintal
         

VOLUME

VOLUME

1728 cu inches

= 1 cu foot 1000 cu milimetres = 1 cu centimetre

27 cu feet

= 1 cu yard 1000 cu centimetres = 1 cu decimetre

Shipping

1000 cu decimetres = 1 cu metre

1 register ton

= 100 cu feet 1000 cu metres = 1 cu dekametre
1000 cu dekametres = 1 cu hectometre
1000 cu hectometres = 1 cu kilometre

CAPACITY

CAPACITY

8 fluid drachms

= 1 fluid ounce 10 mililitres = 1 centilitre

5 fluid ounces

= 1 gill 10 centilitres = 1 decilitre

4 gills

= 1 pint 10 decilitres = 1 litre

1 quart

= 2 pints 1 litre = 1 cu decimetre

8 pints

= 1 gallon 10 litres = 1 dekalitre

4 quarts

= 1 gallon 100 litres = 1 hectolitre

2 gallons

= 1 peck 1000 litres = 1 kilolitre

4 pecks

= 1 bushel 10 hectolitres = 1 kilolitre

8 bushes

= 1 quarter 1 kilolitre = 1 cu metre

MISCELLANEOUS UNITS & RATIOS

 
 USA dry Measure Equivalents
 1 pint = 0.9689 UK pt = 0.5506 litre
 1 bushel = 0.9689 UK bu = 35.238 litres

USA Liquid Measure Equivalents

 1 fluid ounce = 1.0408 UK fl oz = 0.0296 litre
 1 pint (15 oz) = 0.8327 UK pt = 0.4732 litre

1 gallon

= 0.8327 UK gal = 3.7853 litres

INTERNATIONAL CLOTHING/SHOE SIZES

 MEN'S SUIT
 UK/USA (ins) 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
 Europe (size) 46   48 50   52 54   56 58
 Europe (cms) 92   96 100   104 108   112 116
                     
 WOMEN'S CLOTHES
 UK (size) 8 10 12 14 16 18 20      
 Germany (size)

34

36 38 40 42 44 46      
 France (size) 34 36 38 40 42 44 46      
 Italy (size) 38 40 42 44 46 48 50      
 USA (size) 8 10 12 14 16 18 20      
                     
 MEN'S SHOE SIZE
 UK 7 7 ½ 8 8 ½ 9 9 ½ 10      
 USA   7 ½ 8 8 ½ 9 9 ½ 10 10 ½      
 Europe 40 ½ 41 42 42 ½ 43 43 ½ 44      
                     
 WOMEN'S SHOE SIZE
 UK 3 ½ 4 4 ½ 5    5 ½ 6    6 ½ 7    7 ½  
 USA   5    5 ½ 6 6 ½ 7    7 ½ 8    8 ½ 9     
 Europe 35 ½ 36 ½ 37 37 ½ 38    39    39 ½ 40 ½ 41     

TEMPERATURE CONVERSION

Degrees Celcius (Centigrade)
converted to
Degrees Fahrenheit
F=9/5C + 32
Degrees Fahrenheit
converted to
Degrees Celcius (Centigrade)
C = 5/9 (F-32)
C F C F C C F C F
-10 = 14 60 = 140 -10 = -23 60 = 16
0 = 32 70 = 158 0 = -18 70 = 21
10 = 50 80 = 176 10 = -12 80 = 27
20 = 68 90 = 194 20 = -7 90 = 32
30 = 86 100 = 212 30 = -1 100 = 38
40 = 104 150 = 302 40 = 4 150 = 66
50 = 122 200 = 392 50 = 10 200 = 93

 SPEEDS
mph 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
km/h 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160
 TYRE PRESSURES
lbf/in2 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
kpa 179 186 193 200 207 214 221 228 235