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Dimensional Analysis Homework
Make the following conversions. Express your answers with the correct number of significant figures.
1.) 6.0 dL to L
2.) 18.9 cm3 to m3
3.) 5.6 x 106 cm to mm
4.) 5 drops of water to mL
5.) 101 kg to μg
6.) 4.0 x 10-3 L to cm3
7.) 8.4
J
kJ
to
s
hr
8.) 100. mm2 to m2
9.)
0.0078
g
mg
to
mL
μL
BONUS: To get one bonus point, show your work and the correct answer to the following problem on a
separate sheet of paper: (do not worry about the significant figures).
A man, who never learned dimensional analysis, has been working at a fast food restaurant for the past 35
years wrapping hamburgers. Each hour he wraps 184 hamburgers. He works 8 hours per day. He works 5
days a week. He gets paid every 2 weeks with a salary of $840.34. How many hamburgers does he have to
wrap to make his first one million dollars? (Assume he did not invest his money.)