What is a metric conversion calculator?

A metric conversion calculator is a free online tool that gives the answers to the metric conversions.

How do you convert imperial units to metric units?

How to Convert Imperial to Metric

  1. Find the right conversion number (see Metric – Imperial Conversion Charts)
  2. Multiply.
  3. If the answer is in the thousands or millions (or thousandths or millionths), then drop the zeros and use the correct prefix (see Metric Numbers)

What is the answer if we convert 5 cm to inches?

Centimeters to Inches table

Centimeters Inches
5 cm 1.97 in
6 cm 2.36 in
7 cm 2.76 in
8 cm 3.15 in

How do I convert a metric number to English?

To clear a number, double click the number and press the key on your keyboard. Choose the conversion units for both metric and English boxes. Next to the known unit of measurement, enter the number you want to convert. Click on the blank box for the converted measurement.

How does the metric unit conversion calculator work?

This measurement conversion calculator is a tool that allows you to perform conversions between the various units of measurements within different systems. Also, the tool also works as imperial and metric conversion calculator. Every day in life, we all use different units of measurements like weight, length, speed, time,

When did the use of metric units begin?

The metric system originated in France in 1799 following the French Revolution although decimal units had been used in many other countries and cultures previously.

How to convert a NASA number to metric?

1 Enter the number you want to convert in the appropriate box. 2 Click on the blank box and the conversion will appear. 3 To clear a number, double click the number and press the key on your keyboard.