Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 2 - Solving Equations - Concept Byte - Page 123: 20

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Consider the last problem. If we did not do unit analysis, it would be unsolvable, for we would have the density in a different unit than the volume of our bucket was in. Thus, unit conversion is helpful as it addresses the real world problem that our numbers are not always in the units we need them to be in to solve the problem.
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