ANSWERS TO SAMPLE PROBLEMS
1) a) Convert 
to 
.
(use 365 days = 1 year)
solution:
First, we need to convert miles into inches and then we need to convert hours into years. Then, we can do the actual problem
Convert 60 miles into inches:
Convert one hour into years:
Now we just divide our "inches" by our "years" to get the answer.
NOTE: if you get stopped by a police officer for going 60 miles per hour, I don’t recommend telling him you are really going 33 billion inches per year. The police officer may not appreciate the humor.
b) Convert 180 pounds into ounces
solution:
c) Convert $2.14 into pennies.
solution:
2) a) Convert 6.6 gallons into quarts.
solution:
b) Convert 
into 
(rate
of sea floor spreading)
solution:
This is like 1a) in this chapter. First, convert inches into miles and then convert years into centuries.
(This is kind of like watching the mile relay at the snail Olympics)
c) Convert 20 years into seconds.
solution:
