Question

How do you rank the following measurements in order of increasing pressure: 4 kPa, .3 Pa, 16 N /m2, 311 N /m2?

Answer 1

To arrange the pressure in order we need to convert them to the same unit.

The conversion rate is as follows :

1 pascal = 1 Newton / Square meters.

We convert the pressure given in pascal to Newton/Square meters.

4kpa = 4k Newtons / square meters

3 pa = 3 Newtons / Square meters

Given that they are in the same unit we can arrange them in order as follows.

The order is from smallest to largest.

We have :

3 pa, 16 N/M^2, 311 N/m^2, 4k pa