Question

I was gone sick for this class and don’t know what the heck to do. I don’t need answers, just explanations on what to do.

(conversion factors and equivalent rates homework by the way)

Answer 1

The answer is 3 but the conversion factor is 3ft 1 yard

Answer 2

Answer: conversion factor is just how much of it is in another unit

Explanation:

for example, 5280 feet are in a mile so the original rate of 15 in a hour can be turned into the equation on the first image.

Original rate (15 miles) x conversion factor (5280 feet are in a mile)

So when you multiple get 79,200 which simple means, in one hour she will go 79,200 ft. This concept can be applied to other scenarios such as feet and meter, liters and gallons, miles and kilometers, all that’s necessary is to know the conversion rate. The conversion factor is simple how much of your term is in another, this may be confusing but imagine it like this how many feet are in a yard? The answer is 3 so the conversion factor is just 3ft:1yd