What are the conversion factors needed to convert 12 milliseconds to kilometers per minute?

To convert 12 milliseconds (ms) into kilometers per minute (km/min), you need to use two main conversion factors:

1. Convert milliseconds to seconds: There are 1,000 milliseconds in one second. Therefore, you first convert milliseconds to seconds with the factor of 1 second / 1,000 milliseconds.
2. Convert seconds to minutes: There are 60 seconds in one minute. So, to convert seconds to minutes, you’ll use the factor of 60 seconds / 1 minute.

Combining these conversion factors:

1. Start with 12 milliseconds:

12 ms * (1 second / 1,000 ms) = 0.012 seconds

2. Now, convert seconds to minutes:

0.012 seconds * (1 minute / 60 seconds) = 0.0002 minutes

3. Lastly, to express the result in kilometers, you need to recognize that using the speed of light (approximately 300,000 kilometers per second) helps to put kilometers into context:

0.0002 minutes * (300,000 kilometers/second) = 60 kilometers

So, using these factors:

12 ms × (1/1000) × (60) × (300,000) km/min

Thus, when all calculations are considered, converting 12 ms results in a speed of approximately 60 kilometers per minute!