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Metric Imperial Units Conversions Table

- a table or chart giving conversions between metric or SI units and Imperial units.

With the continuing use of Imperial units in many areas these days, there is still a necessity to convert from metric to imperial units, or in the reverse direction from Imperial to metric units. These conversions are easy provided that the conversion factors are available. The table or cghart below provides the factors for converting from metric units to Imperial units, or in the reverse direction from Imperial to metric units.

Metric / SI / Imperial conversions table

Metric Quantity	Imperial Quantity	Imperial Quantity	Metric Quantity
1 centimetre	0.394 inches	1 inch	2.54 centimetres
1 millimetre	0.0394 inches	1 foot	0.3048metres
1 metre	1.0936 yards	1 yard	0.914 metres
1 metre	3.281 feet	1 foot	0.3048 metres
1 decimetre	0.3281 feet	1 foot	3.048 decimetres>
1 kilometre	0.6214 miles	1 mile	1.6093 kilometres
1 kilometre	0.539 nautical miles	1 nautical mile	1.8532 kilometres

Surface area SI conversions

Metric Quantity	Imperial Quantity	Imperial Quantity	Metric Quantity
1 sq centimetre	0.1550 Sq inches	1 sq inch	6.5416 sq centimetres
1 sq metre	1.196 sq yards	1 sq yard	0.8361 sq metres
1 sq centimetre	0.001067 sq feet	1 sq foot	929.03 sq centimetres
1 sq km	0.3861 sq miles	1 sq mile	2.590 sq km

1 hectare	2.4711 acres	1 acre	0.4047 sq hectares

Capacity SI conversions

Dry measure (Imperial)

Metric Quantity	Imperial Quantity	Imperial Quantity	Metric Quantity
1 litre	1.761 pints	1 pint	0.568 litre
1 litre	0.8803 quarts	1 quart	1.136 litres
1 litre	0.213 gallons	I gallon	4.546 litres

Liquid measure (USA)

Metric Quantity	Imperial Quantity	Imperial Quantity	Metric Quantity
1 litre	2.114 pints	1 pint	0.473 litres
1 litre	1.057 quarts	1 quart	0.9463 litres
1 litre	0.264 gallons	1 gallon	3.785 litres