Question

Convert 2 centimeters per second to miles per year. Round to the nearest tenth.

a) 0.0001 miles per year
b) 0.0011 miles per year
c) 0.0215 miles per year
d) 0.0000 miles per year

Answer 1

To convert 2 centimeters per second to miles per year, use the conversion factors 1 mile = 160,934 centimeters and 1 year = 31,536,000 seconds. The answer is approximately 0.0001 miles per year.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert from 2 centimeters per second to miles per year, we need to convert centimeters to miles and seconds to years. First, we convert centimeters to miles by using the conversion factor 1 mile = 160,934 centimeters.

So, 2 centimeters per second is equivalent to (2/160934) miles per second. Next, we convert seconds to years by multiplying by the conversion factor 1 year = 31,536,000 seconds.

So, (2/160934) miles per second is equivalent to (2/160934) * (1/31536000) miles per year. Simplifying this expression gives us approximately 0.0001 miles per year.