METRIC CONVERSIONS

Internationally the metric system is applied to weights and measures. Weights for baggage, fruits and vegetables, even eggs (sold by the kilo, not by the dozen) are measured in kilograms. Distances are measured in kilometers. Gas is sold by the liter (slightly more than a quart), not by the gallon. Land areas are measured in hectares. A kilo is approximately 2.2 pounds; a meter is slightly longer than a yard; a liter is slightly more than a quart.

WEIGHT

	1 pound		0.454 kilogram
	1 kilogram		2.2046 pounds
	2.2 pounds		1000 grams (1 kilo)
	1 pound		454 grams
	1/2 pound		227 grams
	1/4 pounds		113.5 grams
	1 ounce		28.35 grams

LIQUIDS

	1 gallon		3.784 liters
	1 liter		0.264 gallon
	1 liter		1.0567 liquid quarts
	1 liquid quart		0.946 liter

MEASUREMENTS

	1 meter		39.37 inches
	1 meter		3.281 feet
	1 foot		0.305 meter
	1 kilometer		3,280.8 feet
	1 kilometer		0.621 statute mile
	1 statute mile		1.61 kilometers

VOLUME

	MULITPLY		BY		TO OBTAIN
	square feet		0.009		m2
	square yards		0.8		m2
	square miles		2.6		km2
	acres		0.004		ha

DISTANCE

	MULITPLY		BY		TO OBTAIN
	Miles		1.609		kilometers
	kilometers		0.6214		miles

DISTANCE

	MULITPLY		BY		TO OBTAIN
	feet		0.30		meters
	meters		3.281		feet
	yards		0.91		meters
	meters		1.09		yards

WEIGHT

	MULITPLY		BY		TO OBTAIN
	ounces		28.35		grams
	grams		0.0353		ounces
	kilograms		2.205		ounces
	pounds		0.45		kilograms