Problem 1.

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Given: Quantities in English Engineering (or customary) units.

Find: Quantities in SI units.

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

3 3 3 3
ft ft ⎛ 0.0254⋅ m × 12⋅ in ⎞ × 1 ⋅ min = 0.0472⋅ m
(a) 100 ⋅ = 100 ⋅ × ⎜
m min ⎝ 1 ⋅ in 1 ⋅ ft ⎠ 60⋅ s s

3 3
231 ⋅ in ⎛ 0.0254⋅ m ⎞ = 0.0189⋅ m3
(b) 5 ⋅ gal = 5 ⋅ gal × × ⎜
1 ⋅ gal ⎝ 1⋅ in ⎠

mile 1852⋅ m 1 ⋅ hr m
(c) 65⋅ mph = 65⋅ × × = 29.1⋅
hr 1 ⋅ mile 3600⋅ s s

3
4047⋅ m 4 2
(d) 5.4⋅ acres = 5.4⋅ acre × = 2.19 × 10 ⋅ m
1 ⋅ acre