Which is faster: a speedboat on water traveling at 70 meters per second, or a supercar on the highway traveling 170 miles per hour. Use dimensional analysis to convert one type of speed to the other,and use only the facts in the green box above.

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Which is faster: a speedboat on water traveling at 70 meters per second, or a supercar on the highway traveling 170 miles per hour. Use dimensional analysis to convert one type of speed to the other,and use only the facts in the green box above.

Use dimensional analysis and use the only the facts provided in the
table below and in the problem question.
Commonly used unit conversions:
1 ft = 12 in.
1 mi
1 yd = 3 ft
1 km = 0.62 mi
1 mi
1.61 km
≈
5,280 ft
1 in. = 2.54 cm
1 km = 1,000 m
1m = 100 cm
1 cm = 10 mm
1 m 3.281 ft
24 hours
dayin
60 sec
1 hr = 60 min
=
1,000 g 1 yr 52 weeks
1,000 mg 1 week = 7 days
2,000 I 231 cubic inches = 1 gallon
1 L = 1,000 mL
1 lb = 16 oz
=
=
-
1
1 kg =
1 g =
1 ton
1 gal = 4 qt 1 gallon = 3.7854 liters
2.2 lb
1 kg
1. Which is faster: a speedboat on water traveling at 70 meters per
second, or a supercar on the highway traveling 170 miles per hour.
Use dimensional analysis to convert one type of speed to the other,
and use only the facts in the green box above.
Transcribed Image Text:Use dimensional analysis and use the only the facts provided in the table below and in the problem question. Commonly used unit conversions: 1 ft = 12 in. 1 mi 1 yd = 3 ft 1 km = 0.62 mi 1 mi 1.61 km ≈ 5,280 ft 1 in. = 2.54 cm 1 km = 1,000 m 1m = 100 cm 1 cm = 10 mm 1 m 3.281 ft 24 hours dayin 60 sec 1 hr = 60 min = 1,000 g 1 yr 52 weeks 1,000 mg 1 week = 7 days 2,000 I 231 cubic inches = 1 gallon 1 L = 1,000 mL 1 lb = 16 oz = = - 1 1 kg = 1 g = 1 ton 1 gal = 4 qt 1 gallon = 3.7854 liters 2.2 lb 1 kg 1. Which is faster: a speedboat on water traveling at 70 meters per second, or a supercar on the highway traveling 170 miles per hour. Use dimensional analysis to convert one type of speed to the other, and use only the facts in the green box above.
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