Equivalences between Imperial and metric measurements.
| Length |
Imperial |
Metric |
| |
1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches |
0.914 m |
| |
39.37 inches = 1.094 yards |
1 metre |
| |
1 mile = 1,760 yards |
1.609 km |
| |
1 knot = 1 nautical mile = 6,080 feet |
1,853.2 m |
| |
1 chain = 22 yards
(distance between wickets on a cricket pitch). |
20.12 m |
| |
1 link = 7.92 inches (1/100 of a chain). |
20.12 cm |
| |
0.62 miles |
1 km |
| |
1 fathom = 6 feet |
1.8288 m |
| Weight |
Imperial |
Metric |
| |
1 ton = 2,000 pounds |
0.907 metric tons |
| |
1.1 tons |
1 tonne |
| |
1 pound |
0.453 kgs |
| |
1 ounce |
28.35 grams |
| |
2.2046 pounds |
1 kg |
| Money |
Imperial |
Decimal currency on conversion in 1966 |
| |
1 pound = £1 = 20 shillings |
$2 |
| |
1 shilling = 1s = 1/- = 12 pence |
10c |
| |
1 penny = 1d |
1c |
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