In an experiment you are performing, your lab partner has measured the distance a cart has traveled: 28.4 inch You need the distance in units of centimeter and you know the unit equality 1 inch 2.54 centimeter. By which conversion factor will you multiply 28.4 inch in order to perform the unit conversion?

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Answer:

Conversion Factor = 2.54

Explanation:

Unit conversion refers to the conversion between different units of measurement for the same quantity. Here it is given that the distance is 28.4 inch. This distance needs to be converted to centimeter.

We know that.

1 inch = 2.54 cm

That means we need to multiply the distance by 2.54 to convert the unit of distance to centimeter. This factor is known as conversion factor.

Distance (D) in centimeters is,

[tex]D = 28.4 \times 2.54\\D = 72.136 cm[/tex]