Question

Convert the 6.0 feet, recommendation for social distancing, to nm.

a) 1828.8 nm
b) 1828.8 m
c) 18.28 nm
d) 182.88 nm

Answer 1

To convert 6.0 feet to nanometers, multiply 6.0 feet by 0.3048 to get meters, then multiply that result by 10^9 to convert to nanometers. The final answer is 1828.8 million nm or 1.8288 x 10^9 nm.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert the recommended social distancing of 6.0 feet to nanometers (nm), you need to know the conversion factors between feet and meters, and between meters and nanometers. First, we convert feet to meters knowing that 1 foot equals 0.3048 meters. Therefore, 6.0 feet is 6.0 × 0.3048 meters. To find the distance in meters, you multiply:

• 6.0 feet × 0.3048 meters/foot = 1.8288 meters.

Now, convert meters to nanometers by using the fact that one meter equals one billion nanometers (1 meter = 109 nm). That gives us:

• 1.8288 meters × 109 nm/meter = 1.8288 × 109 nm, which we can write in standard form as 1828.8 million nm.

The correct answer to the provided options would be 1828.8 meters, as nm is a typo and the other options are incorrect conversions.