Specification:
- The program will take in a number and a unit of measurement in English (e.g., miles, gallons) as input.
- The program will output the equivalent value in the corresponding metric unit (e.g., kilometers, liters).
- The program will handle the following units of measurement: miles, feet, yards, inches, gallons, and pounds.
Code Design:
- Create a dictionary that maps English units to their metric equivalents (e.g., "miles" to "kilometers").
- Take in the number and unit of measurement as input.
- Use the input unit of measurement as a key to look up the corresponding metric unit in the dictionary.
- Convert the input number to the correct metric value by multiplying it by the appropriate conversion factor (e.g., 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers).
- Print the input number and input unit of measurement, followed by the equivalent metric value and unit of measurement.
[code type="Code"]
conversions = {
"miles": 1.609,
"feet": 0.3048,
"yards": 0.9144,
"inches": 0.0254,
"gallons": 3.785,
"pounds": 0.4535
}
def convert_unit(value, unit):
metric_unit = conversions.get(unit)
if metric_unit:
metric_value = value * metric_unit
print(f"{value} {unit} is equivalent to {metric_value} {metric_unit}")
else:
print(f"{unit} is not a valid unit of measurement.")
value = float(input("Enter the value:"))
unit = input("Enter the unit of measurement:")
convert_unit(value, unit)
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Please note that the code above is a basic example and it is not handling all edge cases (e.g input validation), it's just to give you an idea of how it could be implemented.
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