what is the formula of converting. please give examples

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shane_b · Answer

Converting what?

venomblast · Answer

length and distance

unklerhaukus · Answer

what units are you working with /

venomblast · Answer

foot, inches, meter miles and yard

unklerhaukus · Answer

$$1[\text{mi}]=1609.344[\text m]=1760[\text{yd}]=5280[\text{ft}]=63360[\text{in}]$$

venomblast · Answer

yea but what the formula. i will be tested for this. my profesor will give me one of the conversion and then the rest is up to me.

unklerhaukus · Answer

i have provided the formula ,

unklerhaukus · Answer

lets take an example ,

say you have 3 miles  and you want to convert to inches 

using the formula
$$1[\text{mi}]=63360[\text{in}]$$

$$3\times1[\text{mi}]=3\times63360[\text{in}]$$
$$3[\text{mi}]=3\times63360[\text{in}]=190080[\text {in}]$$

shane_b · Answer

Taking Uncle's example of 3 miles to inches:

$$3\cancel{mi}*\frac{5280\cancel{ft}}{1\cancel{mi}}*\frac{12in}{1\cancel{ft}}=190080in$$
That's a general method for performing just about any conversion...you just need to know up front how many feet at in a mi, inches in a foot, etc.

venomblast · Answer

that so confusing

shane_b · Answer

My post or Unkle's?  What's confusing about it?

If you learn the method above you can convert just about anything.  It turns it into a simply multiplication and division problem in which the unneeded units simply cancel out.

If all of that's confusing you then you're screwed for the test :/

venomblast · Answer

converting is hard. i need to knwo an easy rule to remember