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Equivalents for Weight, Volume and Length
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Nonmetric to Metric
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Metric to Nonmetric
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Weight
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1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz) = 0.454 kilogram (kg)
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1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
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1 ounce = 28.35 grams (g)
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1 gram = 0.035 ounce
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Volume
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1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt) = 3.785 liters (L)
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1 liter = 1.057 quarts
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1 quart = 2 pints (pt) = 0.946 liter
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1 pint = 16 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 0.473 liter
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1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 16 tablespoons (tbsp)
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1 fluid ounce = 29.573 milliliters (mL)
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1 tablespoon = ½ fluid ounce = 3 teaspoons (tsp)
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Length
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1 mile (mi) = 1,760 yards (yd) = 1.609 kilometers (km)
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1 kilometer = 0.62 mile
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1 yard = 3 feet (ft) = 0.914 meter (m)
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1 meter = 39.37 inches (in)
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1 foot = 12 inches = 30.48 centimeters (cm)
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1 centimeter = 0.39 inch
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1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
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1 millimeter (mm) = 0.039 inch
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Last full review/revision February 2003
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