Table of Comparison

The Metric and British Systems.

Metres. Decimetres. Centimetres Millimeters. Inches.

·001 ·01 ·1 1 ·039

·002 ·02 ·2 2 ·079

·003 ·03 ·3 3 ·118

·004 ·04 ·4 4 ·157

·005 ·05 ·5 5 ·197

·006 ·06 ·6 6 ·236

·007 ·07 ·7 7 ·276

·008 ·08 ·8 8 ·315

·009 ·09 ·9 9 ·354

·01 ·1 1 10 ·394

·02 ·2 2 20 ·787

·03 ·3 3 30 1·181

·04 ·4 4 40 1·575

·05 ·5 5 50 1·968

·06 ·6 6 60 2·362

·07 ·7 7 70 2·756

·08 ·8 8 80 3·150

·09 ·9 9 90 3·543

·1 1 10 100 3·94

·2 2 20 200 7·87

·3 3 30 300 11·81

·4 4 40 400 15·75

·5 5 50 500 19·69

·6 6 60 600 23·62

·7 7 70 700 27·56

·8 8 80 800 31·50

·9 9 90 900 35·43

1 10 100 1000 39·37

Weight.

1 gramme = 15·44 grains.

28-1/3 grammes = 1 oz. avoird.

1 kilogramme = 1000 grammes = 2·20 lb. avoird.

Length.

1 metre = 100 centimetres = 39·37 inches. Roughly speaking, 1 metre = a yard and a tenth. 1 centimetre = two-fifths of an inch. 1 kilometre = 1000 metres = five-eighths of a mile.

Volume.

1 cubic metre = 1000 litres = 35·32 cubic feet.

1 litre = 1000 cubic centimetres = ·2202 gall.

Heat.

1 calorie = 3·96 British thermal units.