Question

1. It took Joseph 10 days, 21 hours, and 30 minutes to get from San Diego to Boston. How many hours did it take him? Show your work using the proper conversion factors.
2. A certain plant can grow up to 0.6 ft per day.

a) How fast in inches per day can the plant grow?



b) How fast in inches per hour can the plant grow?

Answer 1

1) cf= 24 hours/1 day, 1 hour/60 minutes
30 x 1/60 = .5
10 x 24/1 = 240
240 + .5 = 240.5 hours

2) cf = 24 hours/1 day, 60 minutes/1 hour, 12 inches/1 foot
    a) 0.6 x 12/1 = 7.2 inches
    b) 7.2 x 1/24 = 0.3 inches per hour