Dimensional Analysis & Conversion Factors

If you are converting 4 pounds to ounces, which of the following conversion factors would you use?

• 1 kg = 2.2 lbs

• 1 lb = 16 oz.

• 1 gram = 0.038 oz.

• 1 oz. = 30 mL

If you are converting 200 yards to inches, which two of the following conversion factors would you use?

• 12 inches = 1 ft

• 1 ft = 30 cm

• 3 ft = 1 yard

• 5,280 ft = 1 mile

Convert 565,900 seconds into days.

• 4.5 days

• 5.5 days

• 6.5 days

• 7.5 days

How many inches are in 1 mile?

(Hint: 5,280 ft = 1 mile)

• 66,300 inches

• 63,360 inches

• 63,030 inches

• 66,000 inches

Convert 62 miles/hour to feet/second.

• 5,456 feet/second

• 0.003 feet/second

• 90.9 feet/second

• 909 feet/second

A bicycle has a speed of 6 meters/second. What is its speed in kilometers/hour?

• 21.6 kilometers/hour

• 16.67 kilometers/hour

• 2.16 kilometers/hour

• 1.67 kilometers/hour