Weights and Measures - U.S. & Metric Equivalents Guide

Length Equivalents

U.S. LENGTH METRIC EQUIVALENT
1 inch (in) 2.54 cm (25.4mm)
1 foot (ft) 30.48 cm (304.8mm)
1 yard (yd) .914 meter (m)


METRIC LENGTH U.S. EQUIVALENT
1 mm (millimeters) just over 1/32 of an inch
2 mm just over 1/16 of an inch
3 mm 1/8 of an inch
4 mm 5/32 of an inch
5 mm 3/16 of an inch
6 mm 1/4 of an inch
7 mm 9/32 of an inch
8 mm 5/16 of an inch
9 mm 11/32 of an inch
1 centimeter (cm) or 10 mm 3/8 of an inch
1 meter (m) 39.37 in


Weight Equivalents

  • 1 ounce (oz) = 0.0625 pound (lb) = 28.349 grams (g)
  • 1 gram (g) = 0.001 kilogram (kg) = 0.035 ounce (oz)
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