Section 1.3 Problems Question 1 Length 1 centimeter = 2.54 inches (exactly) 1 meter = 39.4 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.09 yards 1 kilometer = 0.621 miles Mass 1 gram = 0.0353 ounces 1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds Volume 1 milliliter = 0.0338 fluid ounces 1 liter = 2.11 pints = 1.06 quarts Question 1 A marathon road race has a distance of 26.2 miles. What is this distance expressed in kilometers? _____ km
Length 1 centimeter = 2.54 inches (exactly) 1 meter = 39.4 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.09 yards 1 kilometer = 0.621 miles Mass 1 gram = 0.0353 ounces 1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds Volume 1 milliliter = 0.0338 fluid ounces 1 liter = 2.11 pints = 1.06 quarts Question 2 A person weighs themselves and finds they weigh 152 lbs. What is their mass in kilograms? _____ kg
Length 1 centimeter = 2.54 inches (exactly) 1 meter = 39.4 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.09 yards 1 kilometer = 0.621 miles Mass 1 gram = 0.0353 ounces 1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds Volume 1 milliliter = 0.0338 fluid ounces 1 liter = 2.11 pints = 1.06 quarts Question 3 A conversion factor is given relating volume in liters to volume in quarts. Given that a gallon contains four quartz, what is the volume of one gallon expressed in units of liters? _____ L
Length 1 centimeter = 2.54 inches (exactly) 1 meter = 39.4 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.09 yards 1 kilometer = 0.621 miles Mass 1 gram = 0.0353 ounces 1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds Volume 1 milliliter = 0.0338 fluid ounces 1 liter = 2.11 pints = 1.06 quarts Question 4 Sometimes these conversions need to be combined with a metric unit conversion. What is a distance of 12.6 ft, expressed in units of millimeters? _____ mm
Length 1 centimeter = 2.54 inches (exactly) 1 meter = 39.4 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.09 yards 1 kilometer = 0.621 miles Mass 1 gram = 0.0353 ounces 1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds Volume 1 milliliter = 0.0338 fluid ounces 1 liter = 2.11 pints = 1.06 quarts Question 5 Sometimes the value desired has different dimensions than the simple unit conversions found in the table. Convert the volume 3.51 m3 to units of cubic feet. _____ ft3
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