Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (3rd Edition)
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 11ICA
In China, one "bu" is 1.66 meters [m]. The average height of a human is 5 feet [ft], 7 inches [in]. Convert this height to units of bu.
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