Question

PLEASE HELP!!!
Use two unit multipliers to convert 6ft^2 to square inches.

Answer 1

Sorry I'm not helping with this one. I'm not sure what your teacher means by unit multipliers in this question. I can convert it, but it might not include what they want.

Answer 2

Unit multipliers are ways to turn a unit value (6ft^2) into a pure number...well sort of. This page explains it better: http://donnayoung.org/math/unit_multipliers.htm

Answer 3

can u help me convert it?

Answer 4

hello?

Answer 5

So one feet has 12 inches in it. \[\frac{1 feet}{12 inches}\]
But you don't have one feet now do you? No you have 6 feet square (and two feets attached your leg) and the only way to remove that pesky feet is to divide it away using this unit multipler:
\[\frac{12 inches}{1 ft}\]
Let me show you how:
\[6 ft^2 * \frac{12 inches}{1 ft} = 72 ft*inches\]
Notice how those feets canceled themselves out? But that one unit multipler wasn't enough, so lets do it again.
\[72 ft * \frac{12 inches}{1 ft} = 864 inches\]

And wolframAlpha agrees with me: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6+ft^2+in+inches^2

Answer 6

Thx!