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 | |