Appendix C. Metric conversion and similar comparisons
Use this section to convert values between the metric and the US standards. To convert other values that
are not shown in the tables:
• From millimeters to inches, multiply millimeters by 0.03937 (Table 168 on page 282)
• From millimeters to feet, multiply millimeters by 0.00328
• From centimeters to inches, multiply centimeters by 0.3937
• From centimeters to feet, multiply centimeters by 0.0328
• From meters to inches, multiply meters by 39.37
• From meters to feet, multiply meters by 3.2808 (Table 169 on page 283)
• From inches to millimeters, multiply inches by 25.4 (See note atop Table 170 on page 283)
• From inches to centimeters, multiply inches by 2.54 (Table 170 on page 283)
• From inches to meters, multiply inches by 0.0254 (See note atop Table 170 on page 283)
• From feet to millimeters, multiply feet by 304.801
• From feet to centimeters, multiply feet by 30.48 (Table 170 on page 283)
• From feet to meters, multiply feet by 0.3048 (Table 171 on page 283)
• From millimeters to centimeters, multiply millimeters by 0.10
• From centimeters to millimeters, multiply centimeters by 10.0
• From grams to ounces, multiply grams by .035274
• From grams to pounds, multiply grams by .0022046
• From ounces to grams, multiply ounces by 28.349527
• From kilograms to pounds, multiply kilograms by 2.2046 (Table 172 on page 284)
• From pounds to kilograms, multiply pounds by 0.45359 (Table 173 on page 284)
• From Centigrade to Fahrenheit, multiply degrees by 1.8, and add 32 (Table 174 on page 285)
• From Fahrenheit to Centigrade, subtract 32 from degrees, and multiply by 0.555 (Table 175 on page
• For kilobytes to kibibytes, kibibytes to kilobytes, and for other like binary terms (mega, giga), see Table
Table 168: Millimeters-to-inches conversion
MM
IN.
MM
IN.
MM
IN.
MM
IN.
MM
IN.
1
0.039
11
0.433
21
0.827
31
1.220
41
1.614
2
0.078
12
0.472
22
0.866
32
1.259
42
1.653
3
0.118
13
0.512
23
0.905
33
1.299
43
1.693
4
0.157
14
0.551
24
0.945
34
1.338
44
1.732
5
0.196
15
0.590
25
0.984
35
1.378
45
1.771
6
0.236
16
0.629
26
1.024
36
1.417
46
1.811
7
0.275
17
0.669
27
1.063
37
1.456
47
1.850
8
0.315
18
0.708
28
1.102
38
1.496
48
1.889
9
0.354
19
0.748
29
1.142
39
1.535
49
1.929
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