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| COMMON KITCHEN CONVERSIONS |
| |
TEASPOON |
TABLESPOON |
FLUID
OUNCE |
CUP |
LIQUID
PINT |
LIQUID
QUART |
GALLON |
MILLILITER |
LITER |
GILL |
| TEASPOON |
1 |
1/3 |
1/6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
5 |
* |
* |
| TABLESPOON |
3 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/16 |
1/32 |
* |
* |
15 |
* |
* |
| FLUID OUNCE |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1/8 |
1/16 |
1/32 |
* |
30 |
* |
1/4 |
| CUP |
48 |
16 |
8 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/4 |
1/16 |
236.6 |
.24 |
2 |
| LIQUID PINT |
* |
* |
16 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/8 |
473.2 |
.47 |
4 |
| LIQUID QUART |
* |
* |
32 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1/4 |
946.3 |
.95 |
* |
| GALLON |
* |
* |
128 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
* |
3.79 |
32 |
| MILLILITER |
1/5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
1 |
1/1000 |
* |
| LITER |
* |
* |
34 |
4.2 |
2.1 |
1.06 |
* |
1000 |
1 |
* |
| GILL |
* |
* |
4 |
1/2 |
1/4 |
* |
1/32 |
118.3 |
* |
* |
| * EQUIVALENT NOT COMMONLY USED |
| OTHER MEASUREMENTS |
| |
1 PINCH OR DASH |
= |
1/16 TEASPOON |
|
|
1 GALLON |
= |
231 CUBIC INCHES |
| |
8 QUARTS |
= |
1 PECK |
|
|
31.5 GALLONS |
= |
1 BARREL |
| |
4 PECKS |
= |
1 BUSHEL |
|
|
2 BARRELS |
= |
1 HOGSHEAD |
| |
16 OZ. |
= |
1 POUND (DRY MEASURE) |
|
|
1 POUND BUTTER |
= |
2 CUPS |
| |
1 FLUID DRAM |
= |
60 MINIMS |
|
|
|
|
| (minims is the only accurate conversion factor for all customary fluid measurement) |
|
GASOLINE DISPENSERS |
| 1 gallon |
= |
231 cubic inches |
| 5 gallons |
= |
1155 cubic inches |
| If a 5 gallon measure is short: |
|
The loss per 1000 gallons is: |
| 5 cubic inches |
= |
4.3 gallons |
| 6 cubic inches |
= |
5.2 gallons |
| 7 cubic inches |
= |
6.0 gallons |
| 8 cubic inches |
= |
6.9 gallons |
| 9 cubic inches |
= |
7.8 gallons |
| 10 cubic inches |
= |
8.7 gallons |
|
WEIGHT OF COMMON PRODUCTS |
| |
PER PINT |
PER GALLON |
PER CUBIC FOOT |
| WATER |
1.042 LB |
8.333 LB |
62.335 LB |
| GASOLINE |
0.769 LB |
6.152 LB |
46.020 LB |
| DIESEL FUEL |
0.933 LB |
7.462 LB |
55.826 LB |
| KEROSENE |
0.603 LB |
4.822 LB |
36.071 LB |
|
MEASURES OF WEIGHT (AVOIRDUPOIS) |
| 1 grain |
= |
0.0648 grams |
| 27 11/32 grains |
= |
1 dram (dr) OR 1.7718 |
| 16 drams |
= |
437.5 grains OR 1 ounce (oz.) OR 28.35 grams |
| 16 ounces |
= |
7000 grains OR 1 pound (lb) OR 256 drams OR
453.5237 grams OR .45 kilograms |
| 100 pounds |
= |
1 central OR 1 hundredweight (cwt) OR 45.36
kilograms |
| 2000 pounds |
= |
1 short ton OR 20 hundredweights OR 907.18
kilograms OR .91 metric ton |
| 2240 pounds |
= |
1 long ton |
|
. |
|
TROY PRECIOUS METALS |
| 24 grains |
= |
1 pennyweight (dwt) |
| 20 pennyweights |
= |
480 grains OR 1 ounce (oz.t.) OR 31.10 grams |
| 12 ounces |
= |
5760 grains OR 1 pound (lb.t.) OR 373.24 grams |
|
. |
|
APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT - used for dry medicines |
| 20 grains |
= |
1 scruple |
| 3 scruples |
= |
dram |
| 8 drams |
= |
480 grains OR 1 ounce OR 31.10 grams |
| 12 ounces |
= |
5760 grains OR 1 pound OR 96 drams OR 288
scruples OR 373.24 grams |
|
. |
|
APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT - square measure U.S. |
| 1 square inch |
= |
6.4516 square centimeters |
| 144 square inches |
= |
1 square foot (sq. ft.) OR 0.0929 m2 (meter squared) |
| 9 square feet |
= |
1 square yard (sq.yd.) OR .08361 m2 |
| 30 1/4 square yards |
= |
1 square rod (sq. rd.) OR 25.2930 m2 |
| 160 square rods |
= |
1 acre (A.) OR 0.4047 hectares |
| 640 acres |
= |
1 square mile (sq. mi.) OR 258.9998 hectares |
|
. |
|
NOTE: The "GRAIN" is the same in avoirdupois, troy and apothecaries weight |
|
METRIC/U.S. CUSTOMARY UNIT EQUIVALENTS |
| LENGTH |
| inches |
x |
25.4 |
= |
millimeters |
|
millimeters |
x |
0.03937 |
= |
inches |
| feet |
x |
0.3048 |
= |
meters |
|
meters |
x |
3.281 |
= |
feet |
| yards |
x |
0.9144 |
= |
meters |
|
meters |
x |
1.0936 |
= |
yards |
| miles |
x |
1.6093 |
= |
kilometers |
|
kilometers |
x |
0.6214 |
= |
miles |
| inches |
x |
2.54 |
= |
centimeters |
|
centimeters |
x |
0.3937 |
= |
inches |
| microinches |
x |
0.0254 |
= |
micrometers |
|
micrometers |
x |
39.37 |
= |
microinches |
| AREA |
| inches2 |
x |
645.16 |
= |
millimeters2 |
|
millimeters2 |
x |
0.00155 |
= |
inches2 |
| inches2 |
x |
6.452 |
= |
centimeters2 |
|
centimeters2 |
x |
0.155 |
= |
inches2 |
| feet2 |
x |
0.0929 |
= |
meters2 |
|
meters2 |
x |
10.764 |
= |
feet2 |
| yards2 |
x |
0.8361 |
= |
meters2 |
|
meters2 |
x |
1.196 |
= |
yards2 |
| acres |
x |
0.4047 |
= |
hectare |
|
hectare |
x |
2.471 |
= |
acres |
| miles2 |
x |
2.59 |
= |
kilometers2 |
|
kilometers2 |
x |
0.3861 |
= |
miles2 |
| VOLUME |
| inches3 |
x |
16387 |
= |
millimeters3 |
|
millimeters3 |
x |
0.000061 |
= |
inches3 |
| inches3 |
x |
16.387 |
= |
centimeters3 |
|
centimeters3 |
x |
0.06102 |
= |
inches3 |
| inches3 |
x |
0.01639 |
= |
liters |
|
liters |
x |
61.024 |
= |
inches3 |
| quarts |
x |
0.94635 |
= |
liters |
|
liters |
x |
1.0567 |
= |
quarts |
| gallons |
x |
3.7854 |
= |
liters |
|
liters |
x |
0.2642 |
= |
gallons |
| feet3 |
x |
28.317 |
= |
liters |
|
liters |
x |
0.03531 |
= |
feet3 |
| feet3 |
x |
0.02832 |
= |
meters3 |
|
meters3 |
x |
35.315 |
= |
feet3 |
| fluid oz |
x |
29.57 |
= |
milliliters |
|
milliliters |
x |
0.03381 |
= |
fluid oz |
| yards3 |
x |
0.7646 |
= |
meters3 |
|
meters3 |
x |
1.308 |
= |
yards3 |
| teaspoons |
x |
4.929 |
= |
milliliters |
|
milliliters |
x |
0.2029 |
= |
teaspoons |
| cups |
x |
0.2366 |
= |
liters |
|
liters |
x |
4.227 |
= |
cups |
| MASS |
| ounces |
x |
28.35 |
= |
grams |
|
grams |
x |
0.03527 |
= |
ounces |
| pounds |
x |
0.4536 |
= |
kilograms |
|
kilograms |
x |
2.2046 |
= |
pounds |
| tons |
x |
907.18 |
= |
kilograms |
|
kilograms |
x |
0.001102 |
= |
tons |
| tons |
x |
0.090718 |
= |
metric tons |
|
metric tons |
x |
1.1023 |
= |
tons |