Metric-Imrerial+Conversion

=__ Metric / Imperial Conversions __= Measurements relating to Titanic are often given in ‘Imperial measurements’ for example; feet, ounces, gallons etc. This is because the accepted measuring system throughout the British Empire used to be ‘imperial’ only, but in recent years the European ‘metric’ system has become the accepted standard although imperial is still occasionally used. Examples of two popular conversion methods for are shown below.

Length
MULTIPLY || BY || TO GET || mm millimetres || 0.03937 ||   in inches  || m metres || 3.26 ||   ft feet  || m metres || 1.0936 ||   yd yard  || km kilometres || 0.6215 ||   mi miles  ||

Area
MULTIPLY || BY || TO GET || mm 2 millimetres squared || 0.0016 ||   in 2 square inches  || m 2 metres squared || 10.764 ||   ft 2 square feet  || km 2 kilometres squared || 0.3861 ||   mi 2 square miles  || ha hectares (10,000m 2 ) || 2.53 ||   ac acres  ||

Weight
MULTIPLY || BY || TO GET || g grams || 0.0353 ||   oz ounces  || kg kilograms || 2.205 ||   lb pounds  || kg kilograms || 0.001 ||   T tons  ||

Volume
MULTIPLY || BY || TO GET || mL millilitres || 0.034 ||   fl oz fluid ounces  || L litres || 0.264 ||   gal gallons  || m 3 metres cubed || 35.315 ||   ft 3 cubic feet  || m 3 metres cubed || 1.308 ||   yd 3 cubic yards  ||

Length
MULTIPLY || BY || TO GET || in inches || 2.54 ||   cm centimetres  || ft feet || 0.3048 ||   m metres  || yd yard || 0.9144 ||   m metres  || mi miles || 1.609 ||   km kilometres  ||

Area
MULTIPLY || BY || TO GET || in 2 square inches || 6.452 ||   centimetres squared cm 2   || ft 2 square feet || 0.0929 ||   m 2 metres squared  || yd 2 square yards || 0.8361 ||   m 2 metres squared  || mi 2 square miles || 2.59 ||   km 2 kilometres squared  || ac acres || 0.393 ||   hectares  ||

Weight
MULTIPLY || BY || TO GET || oz ounces || 28.35 ||   g grams  || lb pounds || 0.454 ||   kg kilograms  || T tons || 907.184 ||   kg kilograms  ||

Volume
MULTIPLY || BY || TO GET || fl oz fluid ounces || 29.57 ||   mL millilitres  || gal gallons || 4.54 ||   L litres  || ft 3 cubic feet || 0.0328 ||   m 3 metres cubed  || yd 3 cubic yards || 0.765 ||   m 3 metres cubed  || ** To convert to metric from imperial, multiply by the factor shown. To convert from metric to imperial, divide by the factor shown. ** || Volume / Capacity: Cubic inches : cubic centimetres 16.387 Cubic feet : cubic metres 0.0283 Cubic yards : cubic metres 0.7646 Cubic inches: litres 0.01638 Gallons : litres 4.546 US gallons : litres 3.785 Quarts : litres 1.137 Pints : litres 0.568 Gills : litres 0.142 || Weight / mass: Grains : grams 0.0647 Ounces : grams 28.3495 Pounds : grams 453.592 Pounds : kilograms 0.4536 Stones : kilograms 6.3503 Quarters : kilograms 12.7006 Tons : kilograms 1016.05 Tons : tonnes 1.0160 Hundredweights : kg 50.8023 || Area: Square inches : square millimetres 645.16 Square inches : square centimetres 6.4516 Square feet : square centimetres 929.03 Square feet : square metres 0.0929 Square yards : square metres 0.83612 Square miles : square kilometres 2.5899 Square miles : hectares 258.999 Acres : square metres 4046.86 Acres : hectares 0.040468 || Length: Inches : millimetres 25.4 Inches : centimetres 2.54 Feet : metres 0.3048 Yards : metres 0.9144 Miles : kilometres 1.60934 ||
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