What is 4.6 × 108 cm/min in meters per hour?

A.

2.76 × 108 m/h

B.

2.76 × 1010 m/h

C.

7.67 × 106 m/h

D.

7.67 × 108 m/h

Question

What is 4.6 × 108 cm/min in meters per hour?
  
 
 

 

 
  

  A. 
 
2.76 × 108  m/h
   
   

 

 
  

  B. 
 
2.76 × 1010  m/h
   
   

 

 
  

  C. 
 
7.67 × 106  m/h
   
   

 

 
  

  D. 
 
7.67 × 108  m/h

triciaal · Answer

you will need 2 conversions
cm to m and minutes to hours

triciaal · Answer

do you know the conversion factors?

danjs · Answer

Take the given value and units, and multiply it by ratios of 1 to change unit, just remember the way each prefix relates to the base unit, notice the units cancel to leave m/hr
$$\large \frac{ 4.6*10^8 cm }{ 1 \min }*\frac{ 10^{-2} m }{ 1 cm }*\frac{ 60 \min }{ 1 hr }$$