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Dimensional Analysis (Factor Label Method)

Jefferson Davis Learning Lab

 

Convert each of the following into the specified units (answers may vary slightly if conversions used are different).

 

 1.

1.2 kg

 =

 ______ dg

 

 1.2 x 104 dg

2.

2.00 x 10-5 m

 =

______ in

 

7.87 x 10-4 in

3.

25.4 mm

=

______ cm

 

2.54 cm

4.

1.2 miles

=

______ km

 

1.9 km

5.

15.47 m3

=

______ km3

 

1.547 x 10-8 km3

6.

17.0 ft/s

=

______ m/min

 

311 m/min

7.

342 miles/hour

=

______ km/s

 

0.153 km/s

8.

45.1 yards

=

______ cm

 

4.12 x 103

9.

1.45 L

=

______ gallons

 

0.383 gallons

10.

4.100 g

=

______ mg

 

4.100 x 103 mg

11.

1.2 kg/yard

=

______ lbs/m

 

2.9 lbs/m

12.

2.00 ft3/min

=

______ L/hour

 

3.40 x 103 L/hour

13.

145 ml

=

______ cm3

 

145 cm3

14.

6.51 miles

=

______ cm

1.05 x 106 cm

15.

12 L/lb

=

______ in3/kg

 

1.6 x 103 in3/kg

16.

1.00 L

=

______ dal

 

0.100 dal

17.

2.57 kg/L

=

______g/cm3

 

2.57 g/cm3

18.

7.8 ns

=

______ms

 

7.6 x 10-3ms

19

4000 tons

=

______ kg

 

4 x 106 kg