Use six unit multipliers to convert 6 cubic yards to cubic inches
Start by writing as and
then as , and then put it over ,
and we start with this:
We treat a unit just as we would treat a number or
letter in algebra which is multiplied by a number. So we
want to cancel away the three factors and bring
in . We know that . So there are
two possible unit multipliers which we can make with
that. We can make the unit multiplier
or the unit multiplier . The question
is which one do we make. Since we have in the
numerator, we must use the unit multiplier which has
in the denominator so the 's will cancel.
So we multiply by three times, one for
each factor.
and then the 's cancel, like this:
Now we want to cancel away the three factors
and bring in . We know that .
So there are two possible unit multipliers which we can
make with that. We can make the unit multiplier
or the unit multiplier . The question
is which one do we make. Since we have in the
numerator, we must use the unit multiplier which has
in the denominator so the 's will cancel.
So we multiply by three times, one for
each factor.
Then the 's cancel:
So all we have left is:
Multiply all that out with a calculator,
and replace the by
or 279936 cubic inches.
Edwin