Give the conversion of the following measurements. Round off your answers to the correct significant figures.
1. Convert 4000 inches to feet.
(1 ft = 12 in)
2. Convert 2.3 miles to inches.
(1 mi = 5280 ft and 1 ft = 12 in)
3. Convert 1,000,000 fluid ounces to gallons.
(1 pt = 16 fl oz, 1 qt = 2 pt, and 1 gal = 4 qt)
4. Convert 8 mL to cubic centimeters.
(1 cc = 1 mL)
5. Convert 90 centuries to years.
(100 years = 1 century)
6. Convert 48,987 minutes to days.
(1 hr = 60 min and 1 day = 24 hrs)
7. If 4 quarts = 1 gallon and 1.06 quarts = 1 liter, how many liters are there in a 55.0 gallon container?
8. How many pounds does 2.00 kg of cheese weigh?
(1000 g = 1 kg and 1 lb = 454 g)