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SI to BG Unit Conversion Examples

This document provides a multi-part word problem involving converting quantities between SI units and BG units. The problem asks the reader to use a provided conversion table to convert between (a) cubic centimeters and cubic feet, (b) kilowatts and horsepower, (c) newton-seconds and foot-pounds, and (d) meters squared-hours and feet squared-hours.

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SI to BG Unit Conversion Examples

This document provides a multi-part word problem involving converting quantities between SI units and BG units. The problem asks the reader to use a provided conversion table to convert between (a) cubic centimeters and cubic feet, (b) kilowatts and horsepower, (c) newton-seconds and foot-pounds, and (d) meters squared-hours and feet squared-hours.

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Problem 1.

25

Given:

Quantities in SI (or other) units.

Find:

Quantities in BG units.

Solution:

Use Table G.2.

(a)

180 cc = 180 cm

(b)

300 kW = 300 kW

(c)

50

Ns
2

m
(d)

= 50

Ns
2

40 m hr = 40 m

3
1 m 1 in 1 ft = 6.36 10 3 ft 3

12 in

100 cm 0.0254m

1000 W
1 kW
1 lbf
4.448 N

1 hp
746 W

= 402 hp

lbf s
12 in
0.0254m

= 1.044

2
1 ft
1 in
ft

2
1 in 1 ft hr = 431 ft 2 hr

12 in
0.0254m

[Difficulty: 1]

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