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