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1.
Perform the conversion given that there are 5280 feet in 1 mile.
Convert 35 miles to feet.
If necessary, round your answer to 6 decimal places.
2.
Perform the conversion given that there are /180 radians in 1 degree.
Convert
radians to degrees.
Give an exact answer.
3.
Perform the conversion given that there are /180 radians in 1 degree.
Convert 180 degrees to radians.
Give an exact answer in terms of
.
4.
Perform the conversion given that 1 meter = 3.28 feet and 3 feet = 1 yard.
Convert 20 yards to meters.
Round your answer to 2 decimals.
5.
The speed of light is approximately
5
1.86 10•
miles/sec. Convert the speed of light into
meters/year.
(1000 meters=.62 miles, for the year to second conversion, think it out, you already
know what you need.)
Write your answer in scientific notation and round your answer to 2 decimal places.
6.
Perform the conversion given that there are 5280 feet in 1 mile.
Convert 55 feet per second to miles per hour.
If necessary, round your answer to 2 decimal places.
7.
Perform the conversion given that there are 5280 feet in 1 mile.
Convert 25 miles per day to inches per second.
If necessary, round your answer to 2 decimal places.
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8.
Perform the conversion given the following information.
1 km = 0.6214 miles
1 gal = 0.13368 ft3
1 cm3 = 3.53 x 10-5 ft3
1 cm3 = 10-3 liters
Convert 60 kilometers per liter to miles per gallon.
If necessary, round your answer to 2 decimal places.
9.
Pluto is approximately
miles from the sun. How many seconds does it take the
light of the sun to reach Pluto if light travels
5
1.86 10•
miles per second?
Write your answer in scientific notation and round the coefficient to 2 decimal places.
10.
The tallest known tree is the Howard Libbey redwood in Redwood Grove, California.
The height of the tree is 100,000 millimeters. The distance from the Earth to the sun is
approximately
14
1.5 10•
millimeters. How many Howard Libbey redwoods would it
take to stretch from the Earth to the sun?
Write your answer in scientific notation.
11.
The length of a hydrogen atom is
8
3 10−
•
millimeters and the average human foot
measures 200 millimeters. How many hydrogen atoms would it take to equal the
length of the average human foot?
Express your answer in scientific notation and round the coefficient to 2 decimal places.
12.
Our galaxy measures approximately
17
9.7 10•
kilometers across. If a space vehicle
were capable of moving at half the speed of light (approximately
5
1.5 10•
kilometers
per second), how many years would it take for the vehicle to cross the galaxy?
Write your answer in scientific notation and round your final coefficient to 2 decimal
places. (Use 365 days in a year.)
13.
The distance from Earth to the planet Pluto is
9
3.72 10•
miles. If a spaceship leaves
from Earth travelling at a rate of 15,000 miles per hour, how many years will it take to
reach Pluto?
Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (Use 365 days in a year.)
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14.
Perform the conversion:
352.7 meters to millimeters
15.
Perform the conversion given 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters.
Convert 75.7 cm to in
If necessary, round the answer to 6 decimal places.
16.
Perform the conversion given 1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms.
Convert 71.5 kg to lb
If necessary, round the answer to 6 decimal places.
17.
Perform the conversion given 1 ounce = 28.35 grams.
Convert 147.7 g to oz
If necessary, round the answer to 6 decimal places.
18.
Perform the conversion given 1 quart = 0.946 liters.
Convert 187.5 qt to l
If necessary, round the answer to 6 decimal places.
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