SOLUTION: use six unit multipliers to convert six cubic yards to cubic inches

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Question 675308: use six unit multipliers to convert six cubic yards to cubic inches
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write 6 cubic yards as 6 yd³ and then as 6·yd·yd·yd and then as %286%2Ayd%2Ayd%2Ayd%29%2F1

We could get by with just 3 unit multipliers by using 1yd = 36in,
but you are instructed to use 6 unit mutipliers, so we must not
use that, but instead use 1yd = 3ft and then 1ft = 12in

Since %286%2Ayd%2Ayd%2Ayd%29%2F1 has "yd"'s on top we must use a unit 
multiplier that has "yd" on the bottom to cancel with the "yd"
on top, so we use the unit multiplier %283%2Aft%29%2F%281%2Ayd%29, and
since there are 3 "yd"'s to cancel out we use it three times.
That's 3 unit multipliers:


%286%2Ayd%2Ayd%2Ayd%29%2F1·%283%2Aft%29%2F%281%2Ayd%29·%283%2Aft%29%2F%281%2Ayd%29·%283%2Aft%29%2F%281%2Ayd%29

Now you see those three "yd"'s on the bottom cancel those three
"yd"'s on the top and we have:
%286%2Across%28yd%29%2Across%28yd%29%2Across%28yd%29%29%2F1·%283%2Aft%29%2F%281%2Across%28yd%29%29·%283%2Aft%29%2F%281%2Across%28yd%29%29·%283%2Aft%29%2F%281%2Across%28yd%29%29

Now, as before, since that has "ft"'s on top we must use a unit 
multiplier that has "ft" on the bottom to cancel with the "ft"
on top, so we use the unit multiplier %2812%2Ain%29%2F%281%2Aft%29, and
since there are 3 "ft"'s to cancel out we use it three times.
That's 3 more unit multipliers:

%286%2Across%28yd%29%2Across%28yd%29%2Across%28yd%29%29%2F1·%283%2Aft%29%2F%281%2Across%28yd%29%29·%283%2Aft%29%2F%281%2Across%28yd%29%29·%283%2Aft%29%2F%281cross%28yd%29%29·%2812%2Ain%29%2F%281%2Aft%29·%2812%2Ain%29%2F%281%2Aft%29·%2812%2Ain%29%2F%281%2Aft%29.

Then we cancel out the "ft"'s:

%286%2Across%28yd%29%2Across%28yd%29%2Across%28yd%29%29%2F1·%283%2Across%28ft%29%29%2F%281%2Across%28yd%29%29·%283%2Across%28ft%29%29%2F%281%2Across%28yd%29%29·%283%2Across%28ft%29%29%2F%281%2Across%28yd%29%29·%2812%2Ain%29%2F%281%2Across%28ft%29%29·%2812%2Ain%29%2F%281%2Across%28ft%29%29·%2812%2Ain%29%2F%281%2Across%28ft%29%29.

Now all that's left is:

%286%2A3%2A3%2A3%2A12%2Ain%2A12%2Ain%2A12%2Ain%29%2F%281%2A1%2A1%2A1%2A1%2A1%29 = 279936%2Ain%5E3%29%2F1 = 279,936 in³.

Note that in³ means the same thing as "cubic inches".

Edwin