- British type
- Metric type
British type follows the inch , foot measurement.
Metric type follows the millimeter, centimeter and meter measurement.
In british type of measurement 1 inch is made up of 8 parts. Each part represents ( 1/8' ) of 1 inch.
1/8" 1/4" 3/8" 1/2" 5/8" 3/4" 7/8" 1"
- 1 foot = 12 inch
- 3 foot = 36 inch
In british style of measurement 1 centimeter represents ten parts. These ten parts are called millimeter. Ten millimeter(mm) makes one centimeter(cm).
- 10 mm = 1 cm
- 100 cm = 1m(metre)
Lets now see the conversion of british style of measurement to metric measurement
- 1 inch = 2.5 cm
- 1 foot = 30.50 cm
- 3 foot = 91 cm
Conversion of metric measurement to british measurement
- 1 cm = 0.4 inch
- 1 metre = 1.1 foot
METRIC TYPE BRITISH TYPE
36 inch 91 cm
45 inch 114 cm
54 inch 137 cm
60 inch 152 cm