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Example Question #12 : Units And Unit Conversions

Express $6\frac{1}{2}$ feet in inches.

Possible Answers:

72 inches

76 inches

82 inches

78 inches

Correct answer:

78 inches

Explanation:

One foot is equivalent to 12 inches, so multiply the number of feet by 12 inches per foot in order to convert:

$6\frac{1}{2} \textrm{ ft } \times 12 \textrm{ in / ft}$

Rewrite the numbers as improper fractions:

$= \frac{6 \times 2+ 1}{2} \times \frac{12 }{1 }\textrm{ in }$

$=\frac{12+ 1}{2} \times \frac{12 }{1 }\textrm{ in }$

$=\frac{13}{2} \times \frac{12 }{1 }\textrm{ in }$

Cross-cancel, then multiply across:

$=\frac{13}{1} \times \frac{6}{1 }\textrm{ in }$

$=78\textrm{ in}$

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Example Question #13 : Units And Unit Conversions

Convert 6 feet to inches.

Possible Answers:

$72 \textup{ in}$

$18 \textup{ in}^3$

$18 \textup{ in}$

$36 \textup{ in}$

$72 \textup{ in}^2$

Correct answer:

$72 \textup{ in}$

Explanation:

There are 12 inches in a foot. Set up the dimensional analysis to solve.

$6 \textup{ ft} (\frac{12 \textup{ in}}{1\textup{ ft}}) = 72 \textup{ in}$

The answer is: $72 \textup{ in}$

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Example Question #14 : Units And Unit Conversions

Convert 10 inches to yards.

Possible Answers:

$\frac{5}{18}$

$\frac{5}{36}$

$\frac{1}{6}$

$\frac{5}{8}$

$\frac{2}{9}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{5}{18}$

Explanation:

One yard is equal to 3 feet.

One foot is equal to 12 inches.

Set up the dimensional analysis.

$10 \textup{ in} (\frac{1 \textup{ ft}}{12 \textup{ in} })(\frac{1 \textup{ yd}}{3 \textup{ ft}}) = \frac{10}{36} \textup{ yd}$

Reduce the fraction.

The answer is: $\frac{5}{18}$

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Example Question #15 : Units And Unit Conversions

Convert 10 yards to inches.

Possible Answers:

360

$\frac{5}{18}$

$\frac{5}{2}$

180

720

Correct answer:

360

Explanation:

There are 3 feet in a yard, and 12 inches to a foot.

Write the dimensional analysis.

$10 \textup{ yds} (\frac{3 \textup{ ft}}{1 \textup{ yds}}) (\frac{12 \textup{ in}}{1 \textup{ ft}})$

The answer is: 360

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Example Question #145 : Numbers And Operations

Convert yards feet inches into inches.

Possible Answers:

628

536

602

578

Correct answer:

578

Explanation:

Start by converting the yards into inches. Recall that there are feet in a yard, and inches in a foot.

$14\text{ yards }(3)=42 \text{ feet}(12)=504 \text{ inches}$

Next, convert feet into inches.

$6(12)=72\text{ inches}$

Now add up all the inches.

504+72+2=578

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Example Question #146 : Numbers And Operations

Convert hours minutes and seconds into seconds.

Possible Answers:

8125

7995

9005

8045

Correct answer:

8045

Explanation:

Start by converting the hours into seconds. Recall that there are minutes in an hour and seconds in a minute.

2(60)(60)=7200

Thus, there are 7200 seconds in hours.

Next, convert the minutes into seconds.

14(60)=840

There are 840 seconds in minutes.

Now, add together all of the seconds.

7200+840+5=8045

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Example Question #11 : Units And Unit Conversions

You have 34oz of ground beef which you plan on making into hambrugers to grill with your friends. One of your friends is from Europe, and she is used to the metric system. She claims that burgers made with a $\large \frac{1}{4}kg$ of beef are the best. If you decide to make burgers of this size, how many can you make? Round to the nearest whole burger.

Note:

$\large 16 oz= 1lb$

$\large 1kg\approx2.2lbs$

Possible Answers:

$\large 2$

$\large 8$

$\large 4$

$\large 3$

Correct answer:

$\large 4$

Explanation:

Note:

$\large 16 oz= 1lb$

$\large 1kg\approx2.2lbs$

Let's begin by running through what we need to do.

1) Convert 34 oz to pounds

2) Convert the answer to 2) to kilograms

3) Divide the answer to 3) by $\large \frac{1}{4}kg$

Okay, to find the number of pounds we have, do the following:

1) $\large 34oz*\frac{1lb}{16oz}=2.125lb$

So, we have 2.125lbs of ground beef

2) Let's find what 2.125lbs is in kg

$\large 2.125lbs*\frac{1kg}{2.2lb}\approx0.966kg$

So, we have 0.966kg of beef.

3) Finally, let's see how many burgers we can make.

$\large 0.966kg*\frac{1 burger}{0.25kg}=3.863burgers$

Now, we need to round to the nearest burger, so we can make about 4 burgers.

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Example Question #16 : Units And Unit Conversions

If you need 256 inches of cloth, and the store from which you want to buy it only sells it in two-foot increments, how much will you have to buy?

Possible Answers:

$24 \textup{ ft}$

$22 \textup{ ft}$

$20 \textup{ ft}$

$26 \textup{ ft}$

Correct answer:

$22 \textup{ ft}$

Explanation:

One foot is equal to 12 inches, so divide 256 inches by the conversion factor 12 inches/foot to obtain the equivalent in feet:

$256 \textup{ in } \div 12 \textup{ in/ft } = 21 \textup{ ft } \textup{ R }4 \textup{ in}$ .

The next highest even number of feet is 22 feet, the correct choice.

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Example Question #142 : Numbers And Operations

A high school student runs one fourth of a mile in two minutes and thirty seconds. What is his average speed in miles per hour?

Possible Answers:

$6\frac{2}{3} \textup{ mi/hr}$

$6 \textup{ mi/hr}$

$8 \textup{ mi/hr}$

$7 \frac{1}{2}\textup{ mi/hr}$

Correct answer:

$6 \textup{ mi/hr}$

Explanation:

Use division to rewrite the runner's speed in terms of miles per minute. One fourth of a mile run in two minutes and thirty seconds can be restated as

$\frac{\frac{1}{4}}{2 \frac{1}{2}} = \frac{1}{4} \div 2 \frac{1}{2}$ miles per minute.

Divide the fractions by first rewriting the latter as an improper fraction:

$= \frac{1}{4} \div \frac{2 \times 2 + 1}{2}$

$= \frac{1}{4} \div \frac{4 + 1}{2}$

$= \frac{1}{4} \div \frac{5}{2}$

Rewrite as a product of fractions by taking the reciprocal of the latter number:

$= \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{2}{5}$

Cross-cancel, then multiply across:

$= \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{5}$

$= \frac{1}{10}$ miles per minute.

Since 60 minutes make one hour, multiply by 60 minutes per hour:

$\frac{1}{10} \times 60$

Put the 60 over 1, cross-cancel, and multiply across:

$= \frac{1}{10} \times \frac{60}{1}$

$=\frac{1}{1} \times \frac{6}{1}$

$= \frac{6}{1} = 6$

The runner's speed is 6 miles per hour.

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Example Question #21 : Units And Unit Conversions

Convert hours, minutes, and seconds into seconds.

Possible Answers:

12283

15843

17843

16253

Correct answer:

15843

Explanation:

Start by converting hours into seconds.

$4\text{ hours}(\frac{60 \text{ minutes}}{1{\text{ hour}}})(\frac{60\text{ seconds}}{1\text{ minute}})=14400 \text{ seconds}$

Next, convert minutes into seconds.

$24\text{ minutes}(\frac{60 \text{ seconds}}{1 \text{ minute}})=1440\text{ seconds}$

Now, add these seconds together along with the seconds given in the question.

$\text{ 4 hours, 23 minutes, and 3 seconds}=14400+1440+3=15843 \text{ seconds}$

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