Complicated Unit Conversion

Unit Conversion:

Complicated

A complicated unit conversin means that you are working with 2 units at a time.

​EX: MPH (miles per hour)

What is a complicated Unit Conversion?

So far you've seen examples with only one conversion factor, but this method can be used for more complicated situations.

• When it's time to leave for home from your day trip in Mexico, you realize you have just enough gas to make it back across the border into the US before you have to fill up.

• You notice that you could buy gas for 6.50 pesos per liter before you head home. At first glance that seems more expensive than the $2.87 per gallon at home, but is it really?

• You need to convert to be sure. Fortunately you came prepared, and looked up the currency exchange rate (1 peso = 8.95 cents) and volume conversion (1 gallon = 3.79 Liters) the morning before you left.

What is it we need?

• You notice that you could buy gas for 6.50 pesos per liter before you head home. At first glance that seems more expensive than the $2.87 per gallon at home, but is it really?

Data:

Convert 65 mi/hr to m/sec

1 hr=60 min

1 min=60 sec

1 mi=1609 meters

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If the density of an object is 2.87 x 10−4 lbs/cubic inch, what is its density in g/mL?