American & Metric Measurements
US Measurements
Length
Weight
Liquid (Volume)
Time
2000 pounds  1 ton
3 teaspoons  1 tablespoon
16 ounces  1 pound
60 seconds  1 minute
3 feet  1 yard
8 ounces  1 cup
2 cups  1 pint
60 minutes  1 hour
24 hours  1 day
5,280 feet  1 mile
2 pints  1 quart
7 days  1 week
1 ft 2  144in2
4 quarts  1 gallon
365 days  1 year
52 weeks = 1 year
12 in  1 foot
36 in = 1 yard
1yd  9 ft
2
2
1 mi 2  640 acres
1 acre  43,560 ft 2
9
5
Temperature: F  C  32 and C 
5( F  32)
9
American
Abbreviations
Pound
Gallon
Quart
Pint
Cup
Tablespoon
Teaspoon
Seconds
Hour
Minute
Foot
Yard
Mile
Inches
Metric to US Conversion Chart
lb
gal
qt
pt
c
tbs
tsp
sec
hr
min
ft
yd
mi
in
Length
Capacity
Weight
Metric to US
Metric to US
Metric to US
1 m ≈ 1.09 yd
1 m ≈ 3.28 ft
1 km ≈ 0.62 mi
2.54 cm ≈ 1 in
0.30 m ≈1 ft
1 mi ≈ 1.61 km
1 yd ≈ 0.91m
1 L ≈ 1.06 qt
1 L ≈ 0.26 gal
3.79 L ≈ 1 gal
0.95 L ≈ 1 qt
29.57 ml ≈ 1 fl oz
1 L ≈ 33.81 oz
Metric Measurements
Metric
Abbreviations
Kilometer
Hectometer
Dekameter
Meters
Decimeters
Centimeters
Millimeters
1 kg ≈ 2.20 lb
1 g ≈ 0.04 oz
0.45 kg ≈ 1 lb
28.35 g ≈ 1 oz
Grams - Meters - Liters

km
hm
dkm
M
dm
cm
mm
King
Henry
Danced
Kilo Hecto Deka
1000
100
10
Merrily
M
1
During
Ceremonial
Deci Centi
1 / 10
1 / 100
Mass
Milli
1 / 1000
Additional Conversions:
D = r•t
1 BTU  778 ft-lb
Power 
Saved: Math Handout (Basic) American & Metric Measurements 1
See p.474-476 in old Math 3100 textbook PreAlgebra by Alan S. Tussy & R. David Gusta
ft-lbs
Sec
1 hp 
550 ft-lbs
Sec
1cc  1m