English – Metric Conversion

Tables
 Linear Measure

Imperial Metric
1 inch [in] 2.54 cm

1 foot [ft] 12 in 0.3048 m

1 yard [yd] 3 ft 0.9144 m

1 mile 1760 yd 1.6093 km

1 nautical mile 2025.4 yd 1.852 km

 Linear Measure Practice
• Inches to Centimeters and cm to in
34.3 in = ??? cm 94 cm = ??? in

• Feet to Meters and m to ft

8 ft = ??? m 323 m = ??? ft

• Yards to Meters and m to yd

100 yd = ??? m 7.24 m = ??? yd

• Miles to Kilometers and km to mi.

51.8 mi = ??? km 5 km = ??? mi
 Volume Measure

Imperial Metric
1 in3 Cubic Inches 16.387 cm3

1 ft3 Cubic Feet 1,728 in3 0.0283 m3

1 fl oz Fluid Ounces 23.625 ml

1 pt Pint 20 fl oz 0.4725 l
1 gal 8 pt 3.780 l
 Volume Practice
• Cubic inches to cubic centimeters
15 in3 = ??? cm3 31.7 cm3 = ??? in3

• Cubic feet to cubic meters

3 ft3 = ??? m3 894 m3 = ??? ft3

• Ounces to milliliters
89 oz = ??? ml 89 ml = ??? oz

• Gallons to liters
4 gal = ??? L 63 L = ??? gal
 Mass Measure

Imperial Metric
1 ounce [oz] 437.5 grain 28.35 g

1 pound [lb] 16 oz 0.4536 kg

1 stone 14 lb 6.3503 kg

1 hundredweight [cwt] 112 lb 50.802 kg

1 long ton (UK) 20 cwt 1.016 t

1 short ton (US) 2,000 lb 0.907 t

Physical Properties

Mass, Volume, and Density

 Mass

What do you know about mass?

 Mass
• Measure of the amount of matter that
makes up an object.

• Units used to designate mass are

kilograms (kg)

• You can measure an objects mass using a

balance (triple beam, electronic, spring).
 Volume

What is Volume?
 Volume
• Volume is a measurement of the three-
dimensional space occupied by an object.

• Units include cm3 and mL.

• Solids, liquids, and gases all have volume,

but you measure each differently.
– Solid – calculate geometrically or displacement
– Liquid – measure using a graduated cylinder
 Density

How does Density relate to Mass

and Volume?
 Density
• The amount of matter in a given space.
– Does this sound familiar?

• Concentration or Compactness

• The unit for density is or .

 Mass, Volume, and Density
• Mass volume and density are directly related.

Practice Exercise:
1. Measure the mass and volume of an object in the
room.
2. Calculate the Density of the Object.
3. What are the units associated with this
calculation?
 Formulae
Density = Mass / Volume

Mass = Density x Volume

Volume = Mass / Density

 Practice Problems
1. Calculate the volume of an object that is 34
cm by 25 cm by 8 cm.

2. Given: V = 50 mL D = .75 g/mL

Calculate: Mass

3. Given: M = 55 g D = 2.3 g/cm3

Calculate: Volume

4. Given: M = .13 kg V = 20 mL
Calculate: Density