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Question 219579: convert 70 meters to inches using two unit multipliers.
work so far:
70m x 100cm/1m x 2.54cm/1 in = 70(100)(2.54)?
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Question 220202: to convert 5 yards t inches which ratio could you multiply by?
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Question 220432: Write -24 feet per 5 seconds as a unit rate in feet per second.
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Question 221883: The primary coil of a transformer has 200 turns and its secondary coil has 50 turns, and the current in the secondary coil is 40 A. When a 12-V alternating current is applied to the primary coil of the transformer, the secondary voltage will be...
A. 48V, B. 3V, C. 24V, D. 6V
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Question 225735: 1 ounce=28.4 g
how many grams does an 8-ounce portion of prime rib weigh?

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Question 226535: How do I use a two unit multiplier to convert 6 miles into inches?
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Question 227803: On a map scale 1 cm to 250 m the area of a car park is 3cm^2. What is the actual area of the car park in hectares? (1 hectares = 10,000m^2).

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Question 227887: a map has a scale of 1: 50,000
the area of the farm on the map is 6cm^2. What is the real area of the farm in hectares?
(1 hectare = 10,000 m^2= 0.01 km^2)
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Question 228062: Use two unit multipliers to convert 28,000 square feet to square miles.
How do you do this?
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Question 228753: Please help.I am a mother who home schools. I need help with these problems.
Which measurement is equal to the given measurement.
(1) 17,540 m. a. 1.754 km b. 17.54km c. 175.40km d. 1,754km i came up with 1,754.0 cm
(2) 65mm a.6.5m b. 0.65m c. 650cm d. 6.5cm i got 6500cm
calculate the greatest possible error
(1). 91b my answer 1/2 lb
(2).55.7 my answer .05 0z
(3) 23.65 km my answer .005km
(4) 78 in my answer1/2 inch

I need to know if they are right. I use a book that only gives me the odd number answers.Thank you,Sarah
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Question 228804: 5 U.S. Dollars are worth 4 Euros. If Belen has 1,200 Euros, how much is that worth in U.S. Dollars?
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Question 230342: The function p(d)= 1+d/33, gives the pressure in atmosphere (atm), at a depth d in the sea (d is in feet). Note that p(0)= 1 atm, p (33= 2 and so on. Find the pressure at 100 feet. The pressure at 100 feet is_______ atm. I came up with the pressure at 100 feet is 1100 am I close
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Question 231677: graph the equation y=8x-7
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Question 231725: find each unit price to decide which is the best buy.
[A] 6 hot dog for $6.06
[B]16 hot dogs for $16.32
[c] 10 hot dogs for $9.90
[d] 8 hot dogs for $8.32
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Question 232612: 25miles/hr= ft/sec
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Question 233577: which is the lenth the hypotinuse of a right triangle if the lenth of the triangle is 6 and 8?
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Question 233576: how do i covert 50 feet into meters and round to the nearest hundred?
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Question 234271: I have a lake with a perimeter of 3,675 ft and I would like to estimate the acerage. I understand that ft. is a mesure of length and acre is a measure of land but I thought there was a way.
thank you
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Question 234368: a hose can pump 6 cups of water per second.how many gallons would it pump in one hour? how do i do this math problem?
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Question 234584: It took 10 hours for me to get from Maryland to Denmark. How many seconds was that?
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Question 234722: how do you figure out how many feet in 2 1/4 miles
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Question 234946: In an exponential expression such as A=be^-(t/Rc), we cannot attach units to the exponent -(t/Rc), because a base, such as e, can only be raised to a pure number. Consequently, if the variable t in this equation is measured in seconds, what does this imply about the units on the product RC?
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Question 236152: Hello, the equation I have is a word problem which I have a really hard time with.
Below is the problem:
The amount of money Jim spends on fishingdepends on the average temp during any mouth. It varies according to the function m=5t^3/5+45. If the temp in July was 87.45 degree how much did Jim spend?
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Question 235362: what is the rules of converting units of measure?
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Question 240480: what are two unit multipliers to convert 300 square inches to square feet.
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