document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=490212>Question 490212</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How fast is 360,000 cm/hr in m/s? Use conversion factors to cancel out one unit and introduce a new unit. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #333947 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=333947\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i presume that cm equals centimeters and m equals meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you need to know the conversion factors first of all.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 meter is equal to 10 centimeters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that 1 centimeters is equal to 1/10 = .1 meter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 hour is equal to 60 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 minute is equal to 60 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 hour is therefore equal to 60 * 60 = 3600 seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that 1 second is equal to 1/3600 = .0002777778 of an hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you start with 360,000 centimeters per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 1 meters is equal to 10 centimeters, then you need to divide centimeters by 10 in order to get equivalent meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "360,000 centimeters / 10 = 36,000 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your 360,000 centimeters is equivalent to 36,000 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 1 hour is equal to 3600 seconds, you need to multiply 1 hour by 3600 to get 3600 seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your 1 hour has been 3600 seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "360,000 centimeters per hour becomes 36,000 meters per 3600 seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to find the number of meters per second you need to divide 36,000 by 3600 to get 10 meters per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you 360,000 centimeters per hour becomes 36,000 meters per 3600 seconds which becomes 10 meters per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that should be your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "360,000 centimeters per hour is equivalent to 10 meters per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to see if this is good, try to get back to centimeters per hour from this equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 1 meter is equal to 10 centimeters, multiply 10 by 10 to get 100 centimeters per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 meters per second becomes equivalent to 100 centimeters per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since there are 3600 seconds in an hour, multiply 100 centimeters per second by 3600 to get 360,000 centimeters per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the conversion have been done successfully.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "360,000 centimeters per hour is equivalent to 10 meters per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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