Customary units are the traditional units of measurement used in the United States. Here is a helpful conversion chart for common customary units:
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
Customary And Metric Conversion Chart
1 foot = 0.3048 meters
1 yard = 0.9144 meters
1 mile = 1.60934 kilometers
Metric Conversions
Metric units are the standard units of measurement used in most of the world. Here is a conversion chart for common metric units:
1 centimeter = 0.393701 inches
1 meter = 3.28084 feet
1 kilometer = 0.621371 miles
Using the Conversion Chart
When converting between customary and metric units, it’s important to remember the conversion factors listed in the chart above. Simply multiply or divide the original measurement by the appropriate conversion factor to get the equivalent measurement in the desired unit.
For example, if you want to convert 5 feet to meters, you would multiply 5 by 0.3048 to get 1.524 meters. Similarly, if you want to convert 10 kilometers to miles, you would multiply 10 by 0.621371 to get 6.21371 miles.