Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0321825535

ISBN 13: 978-0-32182-553-7

Chapter 7 - Measurement - Review Exercises - Page 528: 101

Answer

(a) The truck can carry 242 tons. (b) The height of the tire is 144 inches.

Work Step by Step

(a) Use unit fractions to convert. $220,000kg\times\frac{2.20lb}{1kg}\times\frac{1ton}{2000lb}=242ton$ (b) Use unit fractions to convert. $4yd\times\frac{36in}{1yd}=144in$

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