document.write( "Question 522785: When would you use unit conversion in math?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #346996 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! When would you use unit conversion in math?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "When you want to convert from some unit to another. \n" ); document.write( "For example to change from miles per hour to feet per second. \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "20 mph(1 hr/3600 sec)(5280 ft/1 mile) = (20*1*5280)/(1*3600*1)(ft/sec) \n" ); document.write( "=== \n" ); document.write( "= 105600/3600 (ft/sec) \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "= 29 1/3 ft/sec \n" ); document.write( "====================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "===================== \n" ); document.write( " |