Dimensional Analysis

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The Olympic record for the high jump is just over 2.6 yards. What is that distance in feet? (3 ft = 1 yd)

Back

7.8 ft

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How many minutes are in a school year, 187 days?

Back

269,280 min.

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How many kilograms of calcium are there in 173 pounds of calcium? (1 lb = 454 g; 1 kg = 1000 g)

Back

78.5 kg

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Convert 62 miles/hour to feet/second. (5,280 ft = 1 mi)

Back

91 ft/s

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Convert 70,000 quarts/year to pints/day

Back

383.6 pints/day

Front

How many minutes are in 230 seconds?

Back

3.8

Answer explanation

1 minute = 60 seconds. Don't forget sig figs

Front

How many minutes are in 180 days?

Back

260000, 2.6 x 10^5

Answer explanation

1 day = 24 hours; 1 hour = 60 minutes.

Don't forget sig figs.

Front

Gas costs $3.05 a gallon, and your car travels at 27 miles for each gallon of gas. How far can you travel in your car with $95 in your pocket?

Back

840 miles

Front

The moon is 250,000 miles from earth. How many feet is that?

Back

1.3 X 10⁹ ft.

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The length of a desk is 3.5 feet. How many centimeters is the length? (there are 2.54 cm in an inch)

Back

106.68