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Table of Equivalent Measures
Measures
| Ounces |
Cups |
Tablespoons |
Teaspoons |
| 8 oz |
1 |
16 |
48 |
| 4 |
1/2 |
8 |
24 |
| 2 |
1/4 |
4 |
12 |
| 1 |
1/8 |
2 |
6 |
| .5 |
1/16 |
1 |
3 |
Large Measures
| Gallons |
Quarts |
Cups |
Pints |
| 1 |
4 |
16 |
8 |
| .25 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| .125 |
.5 |
2 |
1 |
| 0.0625 |
.25 |
1 |
.5 |
Other Measures
60 drops = 1 teaspoon
16 ounces = 1 pound (generally)
To Convert to Metric
1/4 teaspoon = 1.23 milliliters
1/2 teaspoon = 2.5 milliliters
1 teaspoon = 4.9 milliliters
1 tablespoon = 14.8 milliliters
1/4 cup = 59.2 milliliters
1/2 cup = 118.3 milliliters
1 cup = 236.6 milliliters
2 cups or 1 pint = 473.2 milliliters
4 cups or 1 quart = 946.4 milliliters
4 quarts or 1 gallon = 3.8 liters
1 liter = 1000 millileters
1 gram = 1/28.35 ounces
1 kilograms = 1/0.454 pounds
1 centimeter = 1/2.54 inches
(Celsius (Centigrade) DEGREES * 9/5) + 32 = Fahrenheit
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Volume |
|
U.S. Units |
Metric Units |
|
1 teaspoon (US) |
= |
1/6 ounce |
4.929 milliliters |
|
1 tablespoon (US) |
= |
0.5 ounce |
14.79 milliliters |
|
1 fluid ounce (US) |
= |
1 ounce |
29.57 milliliters |
|
1 gill (US) |
= |
4 ounces |
118 milliliters |
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1 cup (US) |
= |
8 ounces |
236.6 milliliters |
|
1 pint (US) |
= |
16 ounces |
473.2 milliliters |
|
1 quart (US) |
= |
32 ounces |
946.3 milliliters |
|
1 gallon (US) |
= |
128 ounces |
3.785 liters |
|
1 cubic inch |
= |
0.5541 ounces |
16.387 milliliters |
|
1 teaspoon (UK) |
= |
1.2 teaspoons |
6.16 milliliters |
|
1 dessert spoon (UK) |
= |
2.4 teaspoons |
12.32 milliliters |
|
1 tablespoon (UK) |
= |
1.2 tablespoons |
18.48 milliliters |
|
1 fluid ounce (UK) |
= |
0.96076 ounces |
28.4 milliliters |
|
1 gill (UK) |
= |
1.2 gills |
142 milliliters |
|
1 breakfast cup (UK) |
= |
1.2 cups |
284 milliliters |
|
1 pint (UK) |
= |
1.2 pints |
568 milliliters |
|
1 quart (UK) |
= |
1.2 quarts |
1.136 liters |
|
1 gallon (UK) |
= |
1.2 gallons |
4.546 liters |
|
1 milliliter |
= |
0.203 teaspoon |
l milliliter |
|
1 centiliter |
= |
2.03 teaspoons |
10 milliliters |
|
1 deciliter |
= |
0.423 cup |
100 milliliters |
|
1 liter |
= |
1.057 quarts |
1000 milliliters |
|
1 dekaliter |
= |
2.642 gallons |
10000 milliliters |
|
1 teaspoon (metric) |
= |
1.015 teaspoons |
5 milliliters |
|
1 tablespoon (metric) |
= |
3.044 teaspoons |
15 milliliters |
|
1 standard cup |
= |
1.0567 cups |
250 milliliters |
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