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METRIC CONVERSIONS
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These are the basic formulas used to convert recipe
measurements from metric to US standard or from US standard to
metric. These are not the only formulas that can be used but they
may be the simplest. The metric system is a decimal based system. It
is used through out the world and Canada. France adopted the metric
system as early as 1799 AD. The US system is based on a much older
unit of measurement from England. |
| DRY
WEIGHT: |
US to metric |
# of
ounces x 28.35 = # of grams |
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Metric to US |
# of
grams 28.35 = # of ounces |
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LIQUID MEASUREMENT: |
US to metric |
# of
ounces x 30 = # of milliliters |
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Metric to US |
# of
milliliters 30 = # of ounces |
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Other necessary equivalencies: |
US |
3t = 1T |
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1 T =
.5 oz |
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1 c = 8
oz |
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2 c = 1
pt |
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2 pt =
1 qt |
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4 qt =
1 gal |
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16 oz =
1 # |
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METRIC: |
1000 ml
= 1L |
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1000g =
1 KG |
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100 cl
= 1 L |
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10 dl =
1 L |
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The metric system used prefixes form the Greek
language. |
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are as follows: |
deca =10 |
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hecto = 100 |
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kilo = 1000 |
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less than 1: |
deci = .1 |
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centi = .01 |
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milli = .001 |
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ENGLISH TO METRIC |
METRIC TO ENGLISH |
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1 inch = 2.54 centimeters (cm) |
1 cm = 0.3937 inch |
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1 foot = 30.5 centimeters (cm) |
1 cm = 0.0328 feet |
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1 yard = 0.914 meters (m) |
1 m = 1.094 yards / 39.37 inches |
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1 mile = 1.609 kilometers (km) |
1 km = 0.6214 mile |
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quart = 0.9464 liter (l) |
1L = 1.06 quarts |
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1 ounce = 28.35 grams (gm) |
1 gm = 0.0353 ounce |
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1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms (kg) |
1 kg = 2.2 pounds |
