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The discussion centers on a unit conversion issue involving the calculation of cost per liter from a price of $1.40 per 15 cubic feet. The conversion process was questioned, specifically whether the calculated value of $0.003 per liter was accurate. Participants emphasized the importance of using correct conversion ratios, such as feet to inches to centimeters, and highlighted that leading zeroes do not count towards significant figures, indicating that the result of $0.003 is not expressed in three significant digits.

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I can't figure out if its an issue with the Aris online system or a calculation error.

$1.40/15 cubic ft is equivilant to $140/424.752699 liter. Then I divide $140/424.752699 to obtain $.003 as being rounded to 3 sig figs. Is there something wrong with this conversation?

Thanks in advance for any input. Its really frustrating to not know the fault of your work.

Doug
 

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The image was uninterpretable; otherwise I would try to help.

Did you want to convert dollars per cubic feet into dollars per liter? What are all the ratios you are using? Basically you only need ratios sufficient to change cubic feet to liters.

Think: feet>inches>centimeter, and from there you can find your cubic centimeters and milliliters, and directly your liters.
 
.003 is not three significant digits, leading zeroes don't count!
 

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