SOLUTION: When would you use unit conversion in math?

Question 522785: When would you use unit conversion in math?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When would you use unit conversion in math?
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When you want to convert from some unit to another.
For example to change from miles per hour to feet per second.
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20 mph(1 hr/3600 sec)(5280 ft/1 mile) = (20*1*5280)/(1*3600*1)(ft/sec)
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= 105600/3600 (ft/sec)
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= 29 1/3 ft/sec
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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