The diameter of a lead pipe is measured to be 2.40 cm and you are asked to convert to units of inches. Which of the following conversion factors can you use to solve this problem?
Answer
12 in = 1 ft
100 cm = 1 m
3 ft = 1 yd
Two of the these
?>None of these
1 inch = 2.54 cm or
1 cm = .394 cm
None of these
To convert centimeters to inches, we need a conversion factor that relates these two units. We can use the conversion factor:
1 inch = 2.54 cm
This means that 1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. We can use this conversion factor to convert 2.40 cm to inches.
Therefore, none of the provided conversion factors are directly applicable to convert centimeters to inches.