Can I use iTunes to convert m4a to mp3 for use on my car stereo

I would like to burn a playlist to a CD for playing on my car stereo. If I use the default audio option, the CD sounds terrible, so I guess I need to select the mp3 option instead. When I do that, however, I'm told that my files are in m4a format and need to be in mp3 format instead. Can I use iTunes to convert m4a files to mp3, and if so, how? I wish to retain the songs in my iTunes so I suspect I need to make copies of the original and convert the copies, but I don't know how to do this either.

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