Units of Measure Conversion Page

Customary Units of Length

1 foot (ft.) = 12 inches (in.)

1 yard (yd) = 3 feet (ft.)

1 mile (mi.) = 5,280 feet (ft.)

1 mile (mi.) = 1,760 yards (yd.)

Customary Units of Capacity

1 cup (c) = 8 fluid ounces (fl oz)

1 pint (pt) = 2 cups (c)

1 quart (qt) = 2 pints (p)

1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt)

Customary Units of Weight

1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz)

1 Ton (T) = 2,000 pounds (lb)

Metric Chart

kilo-

km
kL
kg

hecto-

hm
hL
hg

deka-

dam
daL
dag

meter (m)

liter (L)

gram (g)

deci-

dm
dL
dg

centi-

cm
cL
cg

milli-

mm
mL
mg

Units of Time

60 seconds (s) = 1 minute (min)

60 minutes (m) = 1 hour (hr)

24 hours (hr) = 1 day (d)

7 days (d) = 1 week (wk)

52 weeks (wk) = 1 year (yr)

12 months (mo) = 1 year (yr)

365 days (d) = 1 year (yr)