Chapter 3

Example 17: To convert 8000 feet to miles, recall that 5280 feet is equivalent to one mile and miles are smaller than feet: 8000 feet = (8000 ( 5280) miles ≈ 1.52 miles. Example 18: Converting from gallons to ounces involves a series of conversions from larger to smaller units, so the number of ounces in 2.5 gallons can be found by ... ................
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