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Learning: Converting Units and Conversion Factors

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The density of ice is 0.93 g/cm3. What is the volume, in cm3, of a block of ice whose mass is 5.00 kg? Remember to select an answer with the correct number of significant figures.
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The density of ice is 0.93 g/cm3. What is the volume, in cm3, of a block of ice whose mass is 5.00 kg? Remember to select an answer with the correct number of significant figures.
5.4 × 103 cm3
Using the table of equalities, determine which choice contains equivalent measurements.
1000 km = 1 Mm
Using the table of equalities, determine which choice contains equivalent measurements.
1 kg = 1 × 105 cg
Using the table of equalities, calculate the number of gallons (gal) in 855 milliliters (mL). Remember to select an answer with the correct number of significant figures.
0.226 gal
Using the table of equalities, calculate the seconds in one day.
86400 sec
Using the table of metric prefixes, what symbol is used to indicate the prefix for micro?
μ
Using the table of equalities, calculate the number of kilograms (kg) in 952 grams (g). Remember to select an answer with the correct number of significant figures.
0.952 kilograms
Using the table of equalities, calculate the number of inches (in) in 2.85 meters (m). Remember to select an answer with the correct number of significant figures.
112 inches
Select the correct conversion factors based on the information in the following statement:

One gallon of milk costs $3.50.
3.50/1 gallon milk or 1 gallon milk/3.50
Using the table of equalities, calculate the number of miles (mi) in 92 kilometers (km). Remember to select an answer with the correct number of significant figures.
57 miles
Using the table of equalities, calculate the number of kilograms (kg) in 15.8 pounds (lb). Remember to select an answer with the correct number of significant figures.
7.18 kilograms
Milk has a density of 1.04 g/mL. If you have a volume of 510 mL, what is the mass in grams?
530 grams
Calculate the density of an object, if the mass is 39 g and the volume is 71 mL.
0.55 g/mL
Lead has a density of 11.3 g/mL. If you have 105 grams of lead, what is the volume in milliliters?
9.29 milliliters
Which of the following equalities can be used to indicate the number of nanoliters (nL) in one liter (L)?
1 nL = 1 × 10-9 L or 1 × 109 nL = 1 L