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According to the label on a bottle of salad dressing, the volume of the contents is 0.473 liter (L). Using only the conversions 1 L = 1000 cm3 and 1 in. = 2.54 cm, express this volume in cubic inches.

Answer :

Answer:

28.9 in^3

Explanation:

Converting units litres(L) to be in^3 ,the ratios with the same units will cancel out:

Volume in litre= 0.473 litres

1 litre= 1000 cm^3

1 in = 2.54cm

(0.473litres/1) * (1000cm^3/1 litre) * ( 1 in / 2.54cm)^3 = 28.9 in^3

Therefore the volume in cubic inches =28.9 in^3.

To solve the problem we must know about unit conversion and ratios.

Units conversion

Unit conversion is a way of converting some common units into another without changing their real value.

for, example, 1 centimeter is equal to 10 mm,

though the real measurement is still the same the units and numerical values have been changed.

Ratio

A ratio shows us the number of times a number contains another number.

Tthe volume of the salad dressing is 28.86 in.³.

Given to us

  • the volume of the salad dressing = 0.473 liters (L),
  • 1 L = 1000 cm³
  • 1 in. = 2.54 cm

Conversion of cm to in


As we want to use only one conversion, we will use the ratio,

[tex]1 cm = \dfrac{1}{2.54}\ in.\\[/tex]

Cube both the sides,

[tex]1\ cm^3 = (\dfrac{1}{2.54})^3\ in^3[/tex]

[tex]1\ cm^3 = (\dfrac{1}{16.387})\ in^3[/tex]

Conversion of Liter to inhes³

[tex]0.453\ L = 0.453 \times 1000 \times \dfrac{1}{16.387} = 28.86 in.^3[/tex]

Hence, the volume of the salad dressing is 28.86 in.³.

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