While driving in an exotic foreign land you see a speed limit sign on a highway that reads 180,000 furlongs per fortnight. How many miles per hour is this? (One furlong is 1/8 mile and a fortnight is 14 days. A furlong originally referred to the length of a plowed furrow.) * 47 mi/hr 57 mi/hr 67 mi/hr 87 mi/hr

While driving in an exotic foreign land you see a speed limit sign on a highway that reads 180,000 furlongs per fortnight. How many miles per hour is this? (One furlong is 1/8 mile and a fortnight is 14 days. A furlong originally referred to the length of a plowed furrow.) * 47 mi/hr 57 mi/hr 67 mi/hr 87 mi/hr

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter1: Units And Measurement

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 44P: A furlong is 220 yd. A fortnight is 2 weeks. Convert a speed of one furlong per fortnight to...

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