Common Weights and Measures American and British Units
Length 1 inch = 1/36 yard = 1/12 foot
Metric System 1 foot = 1/3 yard
1 millimeter = 1/1,000 meter 1 yard (basic unit of length)
1 centimeter = 1/100 meter 1 rod = 5 ½ yards
1 decimeter = 1/10 meter 1 furlong = 220 yards = 40 rods
1 meter (basic unit of length) 1 mile = 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet
1 dekameter = 10 meters 1 fathom = 6 feet
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters 1 nautical mile = 6,076.1 feet
10 millimeter 1 centimeter 12 inch 1 foot
10 centimeter 1 decimeter 3 ft 1 yard
100 1 meter 1760 yard 1 mile
centimeter
6076.1 1 nautical mile
1000 meter 1 kilometer
One U.S. Gal. = 4 qt = 8 pt = 16 cups
One qt = 0.9463 liters = 2 pt = 32 fl oz = 4 cups = 64 Tbs.
One tablespoon (Tbs) = 14.8 ml = 3 teaspoons = 0.5 fl oz.
Ounce (U.S. fluid) = 29.57 ml = 2 Tbs.
Ounce (British fluid) = 28.41 ml
Liquid (Fluid or Volume) Measurements (approximate):
1 teaspoon 1/3 tablespoon 5 ml
1 tablespoon 1/2 fluid ounce 3 teaspoons 15 ml, 15 cc
2 tablespoons 1 fluid ounce 1/8 cup, 6 teaspoons 30 ml, 30 cc
1/4 cup 2 fluid ounces 4 tablespoons 59 ml
5 tablespoons + 1
1/3 cup 2 2/3 fluid ounces 79 ml
teaspoon
1/2 cup 4 fluid ounces 8 tablespoons 118 ml
10 tablespoons + 2
2/3 cup 5 1/3 fluid ounces 158 ml
teaspoons
3/4 cup 6 fluid ounces 12 tablespoons 177 ml
7/8 cup 7 fluid ounces 14 tablespoons 207 ml
1 cup 8 fluid ounces/ 1/2 pint 16 tablespoons 237 ml
2 cups 16 fluid ounces/ 1 pint 32 tablespoons 473 ml
4 cups 32 fluid ounces 1 quart 946 ml
1 pint 16 fluid ounces/ 1 pint 32 tablespoons 473 ml
946 ml, 0.946
2 pints 32 fluid ounces 1 quart
liters
1 gallon/ 128 fluid 3785 ml, 3.78
8 pints
ounces liters
1 gallon/ 128 fluid 3785 ml, 3.78
4 quarts
ounces liters
1 liter 1.057 quarts 1000 ml
128 fluid 3785 ml, 3.78
1 gallon
ounces liters
8 fluid 1 cup
oz.
2 Pint
cups
2 Quart
pint
4 gallon
quart
Dry (Weight) Measurements (approximate):
1 ounce 30 grams (28.35 g)
2 ounces 55 grams
3 ounces 85 grams
4 ounces 1/4 pound 125 grams
8 ounces 1/2 pound 240 grams
12 ounces 3/4 pound 375 grams
16 ounces 1 pound 454 grams
32 ounces 2 pounds 907 grams
2.2 pounds/ 35.2
1 kilogram 1000 gram
ounces
Length
1 mile = 1760 yards
1 mile = 8 furlong
1 furlong = 10 chains
1 chain = 4 rods
1 rod = 5 1/2 yards
1 yard = 3 feet
1 foot = 12 inches
Equivalent Measures
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
16 tablespoons = 1 cup (8 ounces)
2 cups = 1 pint (16 ounces)
4 cups (2 pints) = 1 quart (32 ounces)
8 cups (4 pints) = 1/2 gallon (64 ounces)
4 quarts = 1 gallon (128 ounces)
Liquid or Volume Measurements
16
1 cup 8 fluid ounces 1/2 pint 237 ml
tablespoons
32
2 cups 16 fluid ounces 1 pint 474 ml
tablespoons
64
4 cups 32 fluid ounces 1 quart 946 ml
tablespoons
2 pints 32 fluid ounces 1 quart 4 cups .964 liters
4
128 fluid ounces 1 gallon 16 cups 3.764 liters
quarts
8 256 fluid ounces
2 gallons 32 cups 7.528 liters
quarts or one peck
