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US English/Metric Conversion

US English	Multiply/ Divide by	Metric
In order to calculate US English measurement, divide by the number in the center column. In order to calculate metric measurement, multiply by the number in the center column.
Length
in	25.4	mm
ft	0.3048	m
yd	0.9144	m
mi	1.609	km
Area
sq in	645.2	sq mm
sq in	6.45	sq cm
sq ft	0.0929	sq m
sq yd	0.8361	sq m
Volume
cu in	16,387.0	cu mm
	16.387	cu cm
	0.0164	L
qt	0.9464
gal	3.7854
cu yd	0.764	cu m
Mass
lb	0.4536	kg
ton	907.18	kg
ton	0.907	tonne (t)
Force
kg F	9.807	newtons (N)
oz F	0.2780
lb F	4.448
Acceleration
ft/s²	0.3048	m/s²
in/s²	0.0254	m/s²
Torque
lb in	0.11298	N·m
lb ft	1.3558	N·m
Power
hp	0.745	kW
Pressure (Stress)
inches of H2O	0.2488	kPa
inches of Mercury (Hg)	3.377
lb/sq in	6.895
Energy (Work)
Btu	1055.0	J (J= one Ws)
lb ft	1.3558
kW hour	3,600,000.0
Light
Foot Candle	10.764	lm/m²
Velocity
mph	1.6093	km/h
Temperature
(°F - 32) 5/9	=	°C
°F	=	(9/5 °C + 32)
Fuel Performance
235.215/mpg	=	100 km/L