1. Dimensional Analysis or Unit Analysis
Sec 2.6

3. Warm Up Exercises

4. Warm Up Exercises

5. To convert from one unit to another, such as feet to inches, you multiply the original unit by a conversion factor that produces the desired unit.
A conversion factor is a ratio of two equivalent measures in different units. A conversion factor is always equal to 1.

6. How many inches are in 5 feet?
Problem: 5 feet = _______ inches
Conversion Factor:

7. Convert: 26 inches to feet
Problem: inches = ________ feet
Conversion factor:

8. 8 inches = ___________centimeters Conversion factor:
Converting from standard units to metric units
8 inches = ___________centimeters
Conversion factor:

9. CONVERTING RATES 45 miles per hour = ________ feet per hour
Conversion Factor:

10. 45 miles per hour = ________ miles per minute
Conversion Factor:

11. 45 miles per hour = ________ feet per minute
Conversion Factors:
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