Question

23 Morgan read that a snail moves about 72 feet per day. He performs

72 feet
1 day
1 hour
12 inches
the calculation
to convert
1 day 24 hours 60 minutes 1 foot
this rate to different units. What are the units for the converted rate?
(1) hours/inch
(3) inches/hour
(2) minutes/inch
((4) inches/minute

Answer 1

To convert 72 feet per day to a different unit, we can use unit conversion factors:

1 day = 24 hours

1 hour = 60 minutes

1 foot = 12 inches

So, we can set up the following calculation:

72 feet/day × (1 day/24 hours) × (1 hour/60 minutes) × (12 inches/1 foot) = 0.1 inches/minute

Therefore, the converted rate is in units of inches per minute.

Answer: (4) inches/minute