Useful Measurements
Liquid Measure
- 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
- 2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce
- 8 fluid ounces = 1 cup
- 2 cups = 1 pint
- 2 pints = 1 quart
- 4 quarts = 1 gallon
Linear Measure
- 12 inches = 1 foot
- 3 feet = 1 yard
- 5280 feet = 1760 yards = 1 mile
Square Measure
- 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.)
- 9 sq. ft. = 1 square yard (sq. yd.)
- 43,560 sq. ft. = 4840 sq. yd. = 1 acre (A.)
- 640 A. = 1 square mile (sq. mi.)
Calculating Areas
- Area of rectangle = length x width
- Area of triangle = (base x height)/2
- Area of circle = .785 x diameter2
Cubic Measure
- 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) = 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.)
- 1 cubic foot = 7.48 gallons
- 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet
Weight Measure
- 1 pound (lb.) = 16 ounces
- 1 hundred weight (cwt.) = 100 pounds
- 1 ton = 20 cwt. = 2000 pounds
From the GardenPro Answer Book; revised and updated by Lois Berg Stack, Ornamental Horticulture Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension.