26900 ac/wk * wk/7day * day/1440min gives ac/min
ac/min * 48560ft^2 * (12in/ft)^2 * (2.54cm/in)^2 * (1m/100cm)^2 gives m^2/min
Just carry the units along. Remember that multiplying by 1 does not change anything. Use the units you want to get or cancel.
PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE !!!!
InMay 1998, forest fires in southernMexico
and Guatemala spread smoke all the way to
Austin. Those fires consumed forest land at a
rate of 26900 acres/week.
On the average, how many square meters
of forest are burned down every minute? An
acre is an area equivalent to that of a rectangle
60.5 yd wide and 80 yd long, there are 36
inches in one yard, and there are 2.54 cm in
one inch.
Answer in units of m2/min
2 answers
Oops -- an acre is 43560 ft^2