Making a dive trip to another part of the world? Here is a handy cheat sheet for converting to the metric system.

TEMPERATURE

to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit multiply by 1.8 and add 32
to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius subtract 32 and divide be 1.8

 

LENGTH, DISTANCE & AREA

inches to centimeters

multiply by

2.54

centimeters to inches 0.39
feet to meters 0.30
meters to feet 3.28
yards to meters 0.91
meters to yards 1.09
miles to kilometers 1.61
kilometers to miles 0.62
acres to hectares 0.40
hectares to acres 2.47

 

WEIGHT

ounces to grams

multiply by

28.35

grams to ounces 0.035
pounds to kilograms 0.45
kilograms to pounds 2.21
British tons to kilograms 1016
US tons to kilograms 907

 

VOLUME

imperial gallons to liters

multiply by

4.55

liters to imperial gallons 0.22
US gallons to liters 3.79
liters to US gallons 0.26
5 imperial gallons equal just over 6 US gallons
A liter is slightly more than a US quart, slightly less than a British one
   


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