Chapter 1.1, Problem 55E

The volume of a gas in a container varies inversely as the pressure on the gas. If a container of argon has a volume of 336 cubic inches under a pressure of 2,500 psi, what will be its volume if the pressure is decreased to 2,000 psi?

The Earth-Sun distance is a useful unit of distance, called the “astronomical unit” (abbreviated as AU). The light of the Sun takes 8 minutes to reach Earth. What is 1 AU in kilometers?

Suppose you lined 265,000 people up in a straight line, with each person extending their arms out so the tip of their fingers touches the shoulder of the person in front of them (like in the class activity). Suppose the average distance between persons was 33 inches. How many miles long would that line of people be? Round your answer to the nearest TENTH (one decimal place) of a mile. Answer = miles Question Help: Message instructor I Calculator Submit Question MacBook Air

Question 1) You need to harvest 3.2 jucharts of farmland. A juchart is approximately 1.3 acres. An acre is 43560 square feet. How many square feet of farmland need harvesting? Round to the nearest square foot. Question 2) A carcel is a French unit for measuring intensity of light. 1 carcel is equal to about 9.796 candelas. Convert 207 candelas to carcels. Round to one decimal place. Question 3) The ligne is a unit used in France and Switzerland in watchmaking. 1 meter is equal to exactly 443.296 ligne. Convert 61 millimeters to lignes. Round to one decimal place.

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