{"id":207835,"date":"2025-04-25T13:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=207835"},"modified":"2025-04-25T13:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:09:10","slug":"a-piece-of-plastic-tubing-measures-120-mm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/25\/a-piece-of-plastic-tubing-measures-120-mm\/","title":{"rendered":"A piece of plastic tubing measures 120 mm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A piece of plastic tubing measures 120 mm. What is the length of the tubing in inches?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert 120 millimeters (mm) to inches, we use the conversion factor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>1 inch = 25.4 millimeters<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-by-step Calculation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Length&nbsp;in&nbsp;inches=Length&nbsp;in&nbsp;mm25.4=12025.4\u22484.72&nbsp;inches\\text{Length in inches} = \\frac{\\text{Length in mm}}{25.4} = \\frac{120}{25.4} \\approx 4.72 \\text{ inches}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 <strong>Correct Answer: 4.72 inches<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcda <strong>Explanation (300 words)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When working with measurements, it\u2019s important to understand the relationship between different units. In this case, we&#8217;re converting from <strong>millimeters (mm)<\/strong> to <strong>inches<\/strong>, which are commonly used in different systems of measurement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Millimeters (mm)<\/strong> are part of the <strong>metric system<\/strong>, which is widely used in scientific and international settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inches<\/strong> are part of the <strong>imperial system<\/strong>, often used in the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>conversion factor<\/strong> between these two units is fixed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>1 inch equals exactly 25.4 millimeters<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that to convert <strong>from millimeters to inches<\/strong>, you <strong>divide<\/strong> the number of millimeters by 25.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, for a plastic tube measuring <strong>120 mm<\/strong>, the formula becomes: 120\u00f725.4=4.72&nbsp;inches&nbsp;(rounded&nbsp;to&nbsp;two&nbsp;decimal&nbsp;places)120 \\div 25.4 = 4.72 \\text{ inches (rounded to two decimal places)}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This calculation is essential in various real-life applications. For example, in <strong>nursing and medicine<\/strong>, accurate unit conversions ensure the right sizes for medical devices, tubing, or supplies. Similarly, in <strong>engineering, manufacturing, and construction<\/strong>, converting measurements between systems is critical when parts or materials are made in different countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, being able to perform such conversions manually (or with a calculator) is valuable when working in environments where precision matters and tools or apps may not always be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, the tubing that measures <strong>120 mm<\/strong> in length is equal to approximately <strong>4.72 inches<\/strong>. Understanding how to convert between metric and imperial units helps ensure accuracy, safety, and consistency across various professional and technical fields.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A piece of plastic tubing measures 120 mm. What is the length of the tubing in inches? The correct answer and explanation is : To convert 120 millimeters (mm) to inches, we use the conversion factor: 1 inch = 25.4 millimeters Step-by-step Calculation: Length&nbsp;in&nbsp;inches=Length&nbsp;in&nbsp;mm25.4=12025.4\u22484.72&nbsp;inches\\text{Length in inches} = \\frac{\\text{Length in mm}}{25.4} = \\frac{120}{25.4} \\approx 4.72 \\text{ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207835\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}