| 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. |
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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 |
| 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 |
| The metric system used prefixes form the
Greek language. |
| They are as follows: |
deca
=10 |
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hecto =
100 |
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kilo
=
1000 |
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| For 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 |
| 1
inch = 2.54 centimeters (cm) |
1
cm = 0.3937 inch |
| 1
foot = 30.5 centimeters (cm) |
1
cm = 0.0328 feet |
| 1
yard = 0.914 meters (m) |
1
m = 1.094 yards / 39.37 inches |
| 1
mile = 1.609 kilometers (km) |
1
km = 0.6214 mile |
|
quart = 0.9464 liter
(l) |
1L
= 1.06 quarts |
| 1
ounce = 28.35 grams (gm) |
1
gm = 0.0353 ounce |
| 1
pound = 0.4536 kilograms (kg) |
1
kg = 2.2 pounds |