Common unit conversions
- 1 inch = 2.54cm, 1 foot = 30.48cm, 1 mile = 1.609km
- 1 pound (lb) = 0.4536kg, 1 ounce (oz) = 28.35g, 1 geun = 600g
- Fahrenheit (°F) = Celsius (°C) × 9/5 + 32
- 1 gallon (US) = 3.785L, 1 fluid ounce = 29.57mL
- 1 knot = 1.852km/h
- 1GB = 1024MB (binary); storage labels use 1GB = 1000MB (decimal)
What about TV and monitor inches?
Screen size in inches is the diagonal length. A 55-inch TV has a diagonal of about 139.7cm.
Why hard drives show less capacity than labeled
Manufacturers label 1TB as 1,000,000,000,000 bytes (decimal), but Windows calculates in units of 1024 (binary) and shows about 931GB. This converter's data tab uses binary (1KB = 1024B).
FAQ
How many pounds is 1kg?
1kg is about 2.2046 pounds.