Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (3rd Edition)

3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780133593211

Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 7.1, Problem 2CC

Indicate if the following units are correctly expressed according to the official Sl rules. If the unit is incorrectly displayed, show the correction.

a. Reading this sentence took 5 Sees.

b. The average person's pupils are 60mms. apart.

c. One gallon is the same as 380 microkiloliters.

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