Answer: Number the distances from the shortest to the longest:
1. Hoboken, New Jersey, to New York City is 659,831 cm
2. Cleveland, Ohio, to Akron, Ohio, is 2,521,728 inches
3. Orlando, Florida, to Tampa, Florida, is 446,160 feet
4. Chicago, Illinois, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is 161,920 yards
5. Dallas, Texas, to Houston, Texas, is 385 km
Solution:
To compare, all the distances must be in the same unit, for example feet.
a. Dallas, Texas, to Houston, Texas, is 385 km
We must transform from km to feet:
385 km * (1,000 m / 1 km) * (100 cm / 1 m) * ( 1 in / 2.54 cm) * ( 1 feet / 12 in)=
(385*1,000*100*1*1)/(1*1*2.54*12) feet =
38,500,000/30.48 feet =
1,263,123.359 feet =
1,263,123 feet
b. Hoboken, New Jersey, to New York City is 659,831 cm
We must transform cm to feet:
659,831 cm * ( 1 in / 2.54 cm) * ( 1 feet / 12 in)=
(659,831*1*1)/(2.54*12) feet =
659,831/30.48 feet =
21,647.99868 feet =
21,648 feet
c. Orlando, Florida, to Tampa, Florida, is 446,160 feet
d. Cleveland, Ohio, to Akron, Ohio, is 2,521,728 inches
We must transform from inches to feet:
2,521,728 inches * ( 1 feet / 12 inches) =
(2,521,728*1) / 12 feet =
2,521,728/12 feet =
210,144 feet
e. Chicago, Illinois, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is 161,920 yards
We must transform from yards to feet:
161,920 yards * (3 feet / 1 yard) =
(161,920*3)/1 feet =
485,763 feet
Ordering the values in feet from the shortest to the longest:
21,648 feet < 210,144 feet < 446,160 feet < 485,763 feet < 1,263,123 feet
With the original units:
659,831 cm < 2,521,728 inches < 446,160 feet < 161,920 yards < 385 km
Then the order is:
1. Hoboken, New Jersey, to New York City is 659,831 cm
2. Cleveland, Ohio, to Akron, Ohio, is 2,521,728 inches
3. Orlando, Florida, to Tampa, Florida, is 446,160 feet
4. Chicago, Illinois, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is 161,920 yards
5. Dallas, Texas, to Houston, Texas, is 385 km
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