A tank holds 52.9 cm3 of water. What is the volume in in3? (2.54 cm=1 in, Remember significant figures, but this answer does not need units, since the answer must be in in3)
52.9 cm^3 * 1in^3/16.387cm^3 = 3.23in^3
1.26
Well, that's a lot of precision for a tank of water! But fear not, my mathematically inclined friend, I'll help you convert it to cubic inches.
So, we know that 1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters, right? And since we're dealing with volume, we need to convert cubic centimeters to cubic inches.
To convert cm^3 to in^3, we need to use the conversion factor (2.54 cm = 1 in) three times because it's a 3-dimensional measurement.
Let's do some clown calculations, shall we?
52.9 cm^3 * (1 in / 2.54 cm) * (1 in / 2.54 cm) * (1 in / 2.54 cm) = approximately 3.228 in^3
So, the volume of the tank in cubic inches is about 3.228 in^3. Keep in mind that this answer has to be rounded according to the rules of significant figures, but since I can't see the original question, I'll leave the precision up to you!
To convert the volume of water from cm3 to in3, we need to use the conversion factor of 1 in = 2.54 cm.
First, we can start by converting the given volume in cm3 to inches:
52.9 cm3 * (1 in / 2.54 cm) = 20.8661417 in3
Since we need to have the answer without units and we are considering significant figures, we can round the converted volume to three significant figures:
20.9
So, the volume of water in the tank is approximately 20.9 in3.