Page 152 - Merritt College Student Handbook and Planner 2021-2022

SCIIENCEE
U.S. Customary Measurement System
U.S. Customary Units
Length
1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in)
Weight
1 ounce (oz) = 0.0625 pounds (lb)
1 yard (yd) = 3 feet = 36 inches (in)
1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz)
1 chain = 22 yards (yd)
1 ton = 2000 pounds (lb)
1 furlong = 10 chains
Capacity
1 cup (c) = 8 fluid ounces (fl oz)
1 mile (mi) = 8 furlongs = 5280 feet (ft)
1 pint (pt) = 2 cups (c)
1 mile = 1760 yards (yd)
1 pint (pt) = 16 ounces (oz)
Area
1 square foot = 144 square inches
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints (pt)
1 square yard = 9 square feet
1 quart (qt) = 4 cups (c)
1 acre (A)= 43,560 square feet
1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt)
1 square mile = 640 acres
1 peck (pk) = 2 gallons (gal)
1 Section = 1 square mile
1 bushel (bu) = 4 pecks (pk)
1 Township = 36 Sections
Temp
Degrees Fahrenheit (0F)
Volume
1 Square = 100 square feet
1 cubic foot = 1728 cubic inches
1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet
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)
150