B : Hi, Julie. I’m trying to figure out the dimensions
of this MP4 player I want to buy, but I’m having
trouble converting these English measurements.
You’re really good at mathematics, aren’t you?
It says that the MP4 player is 3.6 inches tall and
two inches wide, but what does that mean in
centimeters?
G : Well, according to my math book, one inch
equals 2.54 centimeters, so to convert that, we
need to multiply each English measurement by
that number. Wait, I have a calculator in my
pocket.
B : Great!
G : According to the calculator, that would make it
9.1 centimeters tall and, let’s see, about five
centimeters wide.
B : So, its height is about nine centimeters and its
width is about five centimeters, but what about
its weight? The website says that it weighs 3.6
ounces.
G : We multiply 3.6 by 28.3, which is the equivalent
in grams, and that converts to about 102 grams.
B : All right then, the MP4 player is about nine
centimeters tall and five centimeters wide, and
weighs about 102 grams. I thought it would
have to have larger dimensions to be able to
hold 5,000 songs, but it’s small and light! Do
you think I should buy it, Julie?
G : It sounds like a good product, but it depends on
the price.
B : Well, now I have the same sort of problem
again. Could you help me figure out how to
convert Chinese currency to our currency?