Unit Analysis Answers

The distance between New York City, New York and Los Angeles, California is approximately 4485 kilometers. What is the distance between these two major cities in miles? Use the conversion equivalency of 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers and round to the nearest mile.a.7217 milesb.7216 milesc.2787 milesd.2788 miles

To estimate the number of people in Springfield, population 10,000, who have a swimming pool in their backyard, 250 people were interviewed. Of those polled, 119 had a swimming pool. How many people in the city might one expect to have a swimming pool? (Round to the nearest whole number, if necessary.)a.4760 peoplec.21,008 peopleb.3 peopled.476 people

The ratio of a basketball player's completed free throws to attempted free throws is 4 to 7. If she completed 12 free throws, find how many free throws she attempted. a.3 free throwsc.21 free throwsb.7 free throwsd.4 free throws

Canceling units is also called:a.changing the valuec.multiplicationb.unit analysisd.making connections

In the Himalaya Mountains along the border of Tibet and Nepal, Mount Everest reaches a record height of 29,035 feet. How high is Mt. Everest in miles? Use the conversion equivalency of 1 mile = 5280 feet.a.5.5 milesb.5 milesc.6 milesd.3.5 miles

The cost of printing a flyer to spread knowledge of an organization that you run is a flat rate of $9 plus $0.05 per copy. Let C represent the total cost of printing and x represent the number of copies. Write in symbolic form an equation that will relate C and x. Organize the data into a table of values. Begin with 500 copies, increase by increments of 500, and end with 2500 copies. How much would it cost to print 2500 flyers and what equation would you use?a.C = 9 + 0.05x2500 flyers will cost $159c.C = 9.05x2500 flyers will cost $27,150b.C = 9 + 0.05x2500 flyers will cost $134d.C = 9.05x2500 flyers will cost $22,625

It is recommended that there be at least 15.9 square feet of ground space in a garden for every newly planted shrub. A garden is 37.1 feet by 15 feet. Find the maximum number of shrubs the garden can accommodate.a.185 shrubsc.35 shrubsb.12 shrubsd.2 shrubs

Your high school freshman class consists of 760 students. In recent years, only 4 out of 7 students actually graduated in four years. Approximately how many of your classmates are expected to graduate in four years?a.190 studentsb.760 studentsc.434 studentsd.1330 students

To estimate the size of the grizzly bear population in a national park, rangers tagged and released 12 grizzly bears into the park. A few months later, 2 out of 21 grizzly bears sighted were tagged. Assuming the number of tagged bears in the polulation is proportional, estimate the number of grizzly bears in the population of this national park. a. 24 grizzly bears b. 126 grizzly bears c. 252 grizzly bears d. 22 grizzly bears Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Approximately 4.5 liters of blood circulates in the body of the average human adult. How many quarts of blood does the average person have? Use the conversion equivalency 1 gallon = 3.785 liters and 4 quarts = 1 gallon.a.4.76 quarts of bloodb.1.2 quarts of bloodc.9.5 quarts of bloodd.1.05 quarts of blood