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9.15 Carry out the following conversions of energy units: (a) 14.3 Btu Into calories, (b) 1.4105 cal into joules, (c) 31.6 mJ into Btu

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. Convert 68852 millijoules into Calories. (Write your answer in the decimal form. Do not include units in your answer).