document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144203>Question 1144203</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine which is more:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A ton of pennies.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 miles of pennies, placed end to end.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 penny; .0875 oz.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 penny; 0.75 in. in diameter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".0875 = .000002734 tons.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.75 = .000011837 mi.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 mi. = 253440 in.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 ton = 32000 oz.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure of next steps.  Non-homework.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert \"4 miles\" to \"pounds\" by multiplying by unit fractions which change the units but keep the measurement the same.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "As an example of this, you can change \"5 feet\" to inches by multiplying by the unit fraction \"12 inches/1 foot\".  12 inches is equal to 1 foot, so the multiplication changes the units without changing the measurement.<br><PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">\r\n" );
document.write( "             12 inches\r\n" );
document.write( "   5 feet * ----------- = 60 inches\r\n" );
document.write( "              1 foot</PRE><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the appropriate unit fractions to convert \"4 miles\" to \"pounds\"...:<br><PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">\r\n" );
document.write( "              5280 feet     12 inches       1 penny       0.0875 ounces     1 pound\r\n" );
document.write( "   4 miles * ----------- * ----------- * ------------- * --------------- * ------------\r\n" );
document.write( "                1 mile       1 foot       0.75 inches        1 penny        16 ounces</PRE><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying all that out, you should find that 4 miles of pennies weighs less than a ton, which is 2000 pounds. </SPAN>\n" );
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