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Not necessarily. The conversion factor from feet to inches is 12.

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What conversion factor fraction is used to convert inches to feet?

The conversion fraction is 1/12.


A conversion factor is a fraction that is always equal to what number?

The answer is "1".


Must a conversion fraction equal one?

No. It would be very unusual for a conversion factor to equal one.


In dimensional analysis a fraction that always equal 1 is called a?

Conversion factor I think it is a unit fraction?!?!?!?!?


What fraction can be use as a conversion factor of 1.74?

174/100 or 87/50


In dimensional analysis a fraction that always equals one is called?

conversion factor


What must a conversion fraction equal?

The conversion factor, for converting from UNITA to UNITB is the number of UNITB in each UNITA. There are 3.2808 feet in 1 metre so the conversion factor for converting metres into feet is 3.2808.


In a conversion factor what is special about the fraction used?

The fraction is always exactly equal to ' 1 ', and so it doesn'tchange the value of the quantity that you multiply by it.


Why does a conversion factor always have a value of 1 when the fraction does not equal 1?

The question cannot be answered because it is based on an incorrect understanding of a conversion factor. For example, the conversion factor for inches to millimetres is 25.4 mm = 1 inch. It never, ever has the value 1.


When the numerator and denominator have no common factor greater than 1 the fraction is written in?

The fraction then is written in its simplest form


What is the conversion factor for 15?

There can be no conversion factor for a single number.


What is the conversion factor for ounces to ml?

The conversion factor is: 29.574