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SCIENCE
U.S. Customary Measurement System
Area
1 chain = 22 yards (yd)
1 square foot (ft2) = 144 square inches (in2)
U.S. Customary Units
Length
1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in)
Weight
1 ounce (oz) = 0.0625 pounds (lb)
1 yard (yd) = 3 feet (ft) = 36 inches (in)
1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz)
1 ton = 2000 pounds (lb)
1 furlong (fur) = 10 chains
Capacity
1 cup (c) = 8 fluid ounces (fl oz)
1 mile (mi) = 8 furlongs (fur) = 5280 feet (ft)
1 pint (pt) = 2 cups (c)
1 mile (mi) = 1760 yards (yd)
1 pint (pt) = 16 ounces (oz)
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints (pt)
1 square yard (yd2) = 9 square feet (ft2)
1 Section = 1 square mile (mi2)
1 quart (qt) = 4 cups (c)
1 acre (A)= 43,560 square feet (ft2)
1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt)
1 square mile (mi2) = 640 acres (A)
1 peck (pk) = 2 gallons (gal)
1 bushel (bu) = 4 pecks (pk)
1 Township = 36 Sections
Temp
Degrees Fahrenheit (0F)
Volume
1 Square = 100 square feet (ft2)
1 cubic foot (ft3) = 1728 cubic inches (in3)
1 cubic yard (yd3) = 27 cubic feet (ft3)
Conversion Factors (U.S. Customary to Metric)
U.S. Units:
Multiplied by:
Equals Metric Units:
Length
inches (in)
2.54
centimeters (cm)
feet (ft)
0.3048
meters (m)
miles (mi)
1.61
kilometers (km)
Area
square feet (ft2)
0.929
square meter (m2)
square yard (yd2)
0.836
square meter (m2)
square mile (mi2)
2.59
square kilometer (km2)
Volume
cubic inches (in3)
16.39
cubic centimeters (cm3)
cubic feet (ft3)
0.03
cubic meters (m3)
cubic yards (yd3)
0.76
cubic meters (m3)
Weight
ounces (oz)
28.35
grams (g)
pounds (lb)
0.45
kilograms (kg)
short tons (2,000 lbs)
0.9
metric tons
Capacity
fluid ounces (fl oz)
29.57
milliliters (mL)
cups (c)
0.24
liters (L)
pints (pt)
0.47
liters (L)
quarts (qt)
0.95
liters (L)
gallons (gal)
3.79
liters (L)
Temp
Degrees Fahrenheit (0F)
(0F - 32) x 5/9
Degrees Celcius (0C)
40