Question

Conversions @ranga can you give me a total of 6 conversions starting from basic and getting harder and harder... nothing like chemistry or physics... simply math based units. I will use the chart here: http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/stmoore/math.cfm?subpage=304939

Answer 1

1. How many seconds is in a day?
2. How many inches is in a mile?
3. How many tablespoons is in a gallon?
4. How many days is in a second?
5. How many mile is in an inch?
6. How many gallons is in a tablespoon?

Answer 2

1min/60sec * 1hr/60min
Is that right so far?

Answer 3

you converted second to minute to hour, but i'm asking for day :/

Answer 4

Well I want to do this...

1min/60sec*1hr/60*1day/24hr =

Or is this wrong?

Answer 5

this is correct but i would write 1day/24hr*1hr/60min*1min/60sec (reversing the order of fractions)

Answer 6

We would get the same answer though right?

Answer 7

yep

Answer 8

But I get this weird decimal.. .000011574

Answer 9

oh sorry it should be 60sec/1min*60min/1hr*24hr/1day :/

Answer 10

Is 60 sec on top because that is our starting point?

Answer 11

yes :)

Answer 12

So 86400sec/day

Answer 13

yep :)

Answer 14

12in/1ft*5280ft/1mile = 63360in/mile

Answer 15

yep :)

Answer 16

2ts/1foz*8foz/1cup*2cups/1pint*2pints/1quart*4quarts*1gallon = 256 tablespoons/gallon

Answer 17

@kc_kennylau can you please tell me what you mean by this: 4. How many days is in a second?

Answer 18

It should be a decimal

Answer 19

ok

Answer 20

1day/24hr*1hr/60min*1min/60sec= 1/86400

Answer 21

yep

Answer 22

1mile/5280ft*1ft/12in = 1/63360mi/in

Answer 23

yep

Answer 24

1gallon/4quarts*1quart/2pint*1pint/2cups*1cup/8oz*1oz/2ts= 1/256 gallons/tablespoon

Answer 25

yep

Answer 26

Thank You so much!

Answer 27

You, sir, are indeed, a Math legend :D

Answer 28

yay!!