Converting 8.2 × 10^19 pm to miles

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Homework Statement


Convert 8.2 x 10 to the 19 power pm to miles



Homework Equations


Convert 1.5 ft to inches



The Attempt at a Solution


I multiplied 8.2 x 10 to the 19 power times 10 to the negative 12 power and then divided it by 1609 and got 5.4 x 10 to the ninth power
 

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Your question isn't very clear to me
 
cwalker8184 said:

Homework Statement


Convert 8.2 x 10 to the 19 power pm to miles



Homework Equations


Convert 1.5 ft to inches



The Attempt at a Solution


I multiplied 8.2 x 10 to the 19 power times 10 to the negative 12 power and then divided it by 1609 and got 5.4 x 10 to the ninth power

rh23 said:
Your question isn't very clear to me

Not clear to me either. What's a "pm"? Some distance measurement?

Also, if you click the Sigma symbol in the Advanced Reply menu, you can put your equations into LaTeX to make them clearer. Like:

[tex]D = 8.2 * 10^{19}[/tex]
 
berkeman said:
Not clear to me either. What's a "pm"? Some distance measurement?

I believe that "pm" would stand for "picometers". The op can correct me if I am wrong.