Friday, October 19, 2012

Metric Conversion Equations

Let us see about metric conversion equations. The conversion is mainly done between the measurements. Generally, there are two types of measurements like standard measurement and metric measurements. There are more measurements in metric. The metric measurements used to measure the area, distance, energy, force, mass, power, pressure, velocity or speed, volume or capacity and volume of liquid.

Conversion Equations of Metric:

The metric conversion equations are following below. The equations are forming by the table format. The basic metric units are meter, gram and liter. Some prefixes are,

1000  = kilo.

100 = Hecto.

10 = deca.

0.1= deci.

0.01 = centi.

0.001 = milli.

Conversion of length:

The metric conversion of length equation is following below.

 Length conversion
1 kilometer 0.62137 miles
1 meter 3.2808 feet
1 centimeter 0.3937 inch
1 mile 1.6093 kilometer
1 foot 0.3048 meter
1 inch 2.54 centimeter



Conversion of weight:

The metric conversion of weight equation is following below.

   Weight conversion
1 kilogram 2.2046 ibs.
1 gram 0.0353 ounce
1 short ton 907.1847 kilos
1 pound 0.4536 kilos
1 ounces 28.3495 grams.


Conversion of volume:

The metric conversion equation of volume is described below.

Volume conversion
1 hectoliter 100 liter
1 liter 100 centiliter
1 gallon 3.7853 liters
1 cubic inch 16.3871 cubic cm
1 hectoliter 0.1 cubic meter
1 liter 1 cubic diameter
1.0567 quarts 1 cubic decimeter


Conversion of Area:

The metric conversion of area equation is described below.







Area conversion

1 square kilometer 1 million square meters 0.3861 square miles

1 hectare 10,000 square meters 2.471 acres

1 square meter 10.7639 square feet 1550.003 sq inch

1 square mile 640 acres 258.9988 hectares

1 square foot 144 square inches 929.0304 sq centimeters







These are the conversion equation for the standard to metric.

Examples of Conversion Equations:

Let us see some examples of metric conversions.

Example 1:

Convert the 2 millimeter scale into inches.

Solution:

1 millimeter = 0.03937 inches.

So, 2 millimeter = 2 * 0.03937.

= 0.07874.

Example 2:

Convert the 2 inch thread into centimeter.

Solution:

1 inch = 2.54 centimeter.

2 inch =  2.54 * 2.

= 5.08 centimeter.

Example 3:

Convert the 2 square foot into square inches.

Solution:

1 square foot = 144 square inches.

2 square foot = 144 * 2.

= 288 square inches.


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