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Convert English Units to SI Units

This problem involves converting quantities expressed in English units to SI units. It provides four examples of conversions: (a) 100 cubic feet to cubic meters, (b) 5 gallons to cubic meters, (c) 65 miles per hour to meters per second, and (d) 5.4 acres to square meters. The solution is to use provided conversion tables and resources to perform the unit conversions.

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Convert English Units to SI Units

This problem involves converting quantities expressed in English units to SI units. It provides four examples of conversions: (a) 100 cubic feet to cubic meters, (b) 5 gallons to cubic meters, (c) 65 miles per hour to meters per second, and (d) 5.4 acres to square meters. The solution is to use provided conversion tables and resources to perform the unit conversions.

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Problem 1.

23

[Difficulty: 1]

Given:

Quantities in English Engineering (or customary) units.

Find:

Quantities in SI units.

Solution:

Use Table G.2 and other sources (e.g., Google)

(a)

100

ft

= 100

ft

min

(b)

5 gal = 5 gal

(c)

65 mph = 65

231 in
1 gal

mile
hr

0.0254 m = 0.0189 m3

1 in

1852 m
1 mile

(d)

5.4 acres = 5.4 acre

0.0254 m 12 in 1 min = 0.0472 m

s
60 s
1 ft
1 in

4047 m
1 acre

1 hr
3600 s

= 29.1

s
2

= 2.19 10 m

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