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 Weights and Calculations Table

METRIC SYSTEM1

LENGTH

Unit

Abbreviation

Number of Meters

Approximate U.S. Equivalent

kilometer

km

1,000

0.62 mile

hectometer

hm

100

328.08 feet

decameter

dam

10

32.81 feet

meter

m

1

39.37 inches

decimeter

dm

0.1

3.94 inches

centimeter

cm

0.01

0.39 inch

millimeter

mm

0.001

0.039 inch

micrometer

µm

0.000001

0.000039 inch

AREA

Unit

Abbreviation

Number of Square Meters

Approximate U.S. Equivalent

square kilometer

sq km or km2

1,000,000

0.3861 square miles

hectare

ha

10,000

2.47 acres

are

a

100

119.60 square yards

square centimeter

sq cm or cm2

0.0001

0.155 square inch

VOLUME

Unit

Abbreviation

Number of Cubic Meters

Approximate U.S. Equivalent

cubic meter

m3

1

1.307 cubic yards

cubic decimeter

dm3

0.001

61.023 cubic inches

cubic centimeter

cu cm or cm3 also cc

0.000001

0.061 cubic inch


 
 
   
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