g 1.12 × 105 km.

The radius of the Earth is only 6,378 km. 20,000 leagues is 17.5 times that radius! So, the ship
would’ve burrowed through the Earth and been halfway to the orbit of Mars if it had truly sunk
to such a depth. Jules Verne intended the title to imply a distance traveled across the sea, not a
depth!
h 0.11 m . The volume of the butter in feet is 2 ft × 2 ft × 1 ft, or 4 ft .
3 3

i 4.572m.
j 7.95 × 10 g. 4

k 15.7L.
l 3.54 × 10 cm . First convert all of the inch and foot measurements to centimeters:
3 3

by by
The volume is therefore 7.62 cm × 15.24 cm × 30.48 cm, or 3.54 × 103 cm3.
m The substance is lead.
5.65 kg , which is exactly the density of lead.
L
1L
1000 mL
1mL
1 cm
1000 g
0.5 3 1 k
× × ×
g
= 11.3 g cm3
1 ft 12 in
1 ft
2.54 cm
1 in
30.48 cm
1
6 in 2.54 cm × × =
1 in
15.24 cm
1
3 in 2.54 cm × =
1 in
7.62 cm
1
× =
3 gal
1
16c
1 gal
327 mL
cup
L
1000 mL
× × × = 15.7L
1
1
175 lbs 1 kg
2.2 lbs
1000g
1 kg
7.95 104g
1
× × = ×
15 ft
1
12 in
1 ft
2.54 cm
1 in
1m
100 cm
× × × = 4.572m
4 ft 1m
3.3 ft
0.11m
3
3
3
1
×⎛⎝ ⎜
⎞⎠ ⎟
=
20,000 leagues 5.6 km
1 league
km
1
× = 1.12 ×105

32 Part I: Getting Cozy with Numbers, Atoms, and Elements