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Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 12E
A common speed limit in Vancouver, British Columbia, is 70 km/hr. If you are going 45 MPH, are you speeding? Show by converting 45 MPH to km/hr using the conversion factors on the inside front cover.
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