Unit Conversion Practice and Solutions
Carry out the following conversions. Report your answers to the correct number of significant figures.
(a) 49 cm to ft
Answer: 1.61 ft
(b) 0.747 kg to lb
Answer: 1.64555 lb
(c) 0.595 µL to qt
Answer: 1.58 x 10^-7 qt
(d) 9,615 mm to km
Answer: 9.615 x 10^-3 km
(e) 523 nm to mm
Answer: 5.23 x 10^-4 mm
(f) 6 ft to cm
Answer: 182.88 cm
This answer provides the solutions to unit conversion problems for different quantities in length and mass units. Examples of conversions include centimeters to feet, kilograms to pounds, microliters to quarts, millimeters to kilometers, nanometers to millimeters, and feet to centimeters.
Explanation: To carry out unit conversions, we need to understand the conversion factors between units. Here are your calculations:
- (a) 49 cm converts to 1.61 ft. In general, 1 cm is approximately 0.0328084 feet.
- (b) 0.747 kg converts to 1.64555 lb. The conversion factor is 1 kg is approximately 2.20462 pounds.
- (c) 0.595 µL converts to 1.58 x 10^-7 quarts. The conversion factor is 1 µL is approximately 0.00000105668821 quarts.
- (d) 9,615 mm converts to 0.009615 km. The conversion factor is 1 mm is equal to 0.000001 km.
- (e) 523 nm converts to 5.23 x 10^-4 mm. The conversion factor is 1 nm is equal to 0.000001 mm.
- (f) 6 ft converts to 182.88 cm. The conversion factor is 1 foot is equal to 30.48 cm.
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