When multiplying conversion factors, make sure the only remaining units are the desired units.
26cm/s=15.6m/min
Practice makes perfect
Let's start by writing the given statement.
26 cm/s= m/min
In this exercise, we need to change centimeters per second into meters per minute. Let's start by organizing the relationships between the units in a table.
Starting Unit
Converted Unit
Unit Ratio
100 centimeters
1 meter
100cm/1m
60 seconds
1 minute
60s/1min
To perform this conversion, we need to multiply 26 centimeters per second by each unit ratio or its reciprocal. Remember, we want to arrange these ratios such that each unit we do not want gets canceled out, and only the units that we want will remain.
We can now complete the given statement.
26 cm/s=15.6 m/min
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Common Conversion Factors
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