diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 47e65aa2..0b53b7ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,15 +43,33 @@ operations:
 extern crate uom;
 
 use uom::si::f32::*;
-use uom::si::length::kilometer;
-use uom::si::time::second;
+use uom::si::length::{kilometer, meter};
+use uom::si::time::{minute, second};
+use uom::si::velocity::meter_per_second;
 
 fn main() {
+    // Create quantities
     let length = Length::new::<kilometer>(5.0);
     let time = Time::new::<second>(15.0);
     let velocity/*: Velocity*/ = length / time;
     let _acceleration = calc_acceleration(velocity, time);
     //let error = length + time; // error[E0308]: mismatched types
+
+    // Perfrom unit conversions
+    assert_eq!(length.get::<meter>(), 5_000.0);
+    assert_eq!(time.get::<minute>(), 0.25);
+
+    // Setup re-usable format arguments for quantities
+    let m = Length::format_args(meter, Abbreviation);
+    let s = Time::format_args(second, Abbreviation);
+
+    // Print results of simple formulas using different output units.
+    println!(
+      "{} / {} = {}",
+      m.with(length),
+      s.with(time),
+      velocity.into_format_args(meter_per_second, Abbreviation) // One-off quantity formatting.
+    );
 }
 
 fn calc_acceleration(velocity: Velocity, time: Time) -> Acceleration {
diff --git a/examples/si.rs b/examples/si.rs
index 7a5bd0fd..7b703951 100644
--- a/examples/si.rs
+++ b/examples/si.rs
@@ -2,18 +2,23 @@
 
 use uom::fmt::DisplayStyle::Abbreviation;
 use uom::si::f32::*;
-use uom::si::length::{centimeter, kilometer, meter};
-use uom::si::time::second;
+use uom::si::length::{centimeter, kilometer, meter, millimeter};
+use uom::si::time::{minute, second};
 use uom::si::velocity::{kilometer_per_second, meter_per_second};
 
 fn main() {
     // Setup length and time quantities using different units.
     let l1 = Length::new::<meter>(15.0);
     let l2 = Length::new::<centimeter>(10.0);
-    let t1 = Time::new::<second>(50.0);
+    let t1 = Time::new::<second>(60.0);
     let v1 = l1 / t1;
     //let error = l1 + t1; // error[E0308]: mismatched types
 
+    // Perfrom unit conversions
+    assert_eq!(l1.get::<centimeter>().round(), 1_500.0);
+    assert_eq!(l2.get::<millimeter>().round(), 100.0);
+    assert_eq!(t1.get::<minute>().round(), 1.0);
+
     // Setup re-usable format arguments.
     let m = Length::format_args(meter, Abbreviation);
     let cm = Length::format_args(centimeter, Abbreviation);