document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1086008>Question 1086008</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good day, how to convert kilometers per second to miles per year??  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #700108 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=700108\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Show just the units, and look at the cancellations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the same way you would do cancellations if<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you were multiplying a string of fractions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[ km / sec ] x [ ft / km ] x [ miles / ft ] x [ sec / min ] x [ min / hr ] x [ hrs / day ] x [ days / yr ]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you do the cancellations, your should end up with:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ miles / yr ]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that you have to supply numbers for each of the steps, like<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ sec / min ] = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+60+%2F+1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+60+%2F+1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, you can group some of the steps if you know the right conversion, for instance:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ ft / km ]  x [ miles / ft ] = [ miles / km ] <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do you know this conversion? If so you can do 1 step instead of 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps. The bigger lesson here is that the units should<BR>\n" );
document.write( "work out in ANY problem you do, and it's a way of checking your work<BR>\n" );
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