document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=625747>Question 625747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use two unit multipliers to convert 144 square feet to square miles.  Round any decimal answer to two places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer key gives 5.17 x 10to the negative 6th power miles squared, but I don't understand how the answer was derived.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #393760 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=393760\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 mile: 5280 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 mile * 1 mile: 1 mile * 5280 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 mile * 1 mile: 5280 feet * 5280 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 square mile: 27878400 square feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27878400 square feet: 1 square mile\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27878400/27878400 square feet: 1/27878400 square mile\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 square foot: 1/27878400 square miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 square foot: 0.00000003587007 square miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144*1 square foot: 144*0.00000003587007 square miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144 square feet: 0.00000516529009 square miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144 square feet: 5.16529009 * 10^(-6) square miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144 square feet: <font color=\"red\">5.17 * 10^(-6) square miles</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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