Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th 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 21RQ
The Units Society Empire (USE) had defined the following set of "new" units: 1 leap = 4 years [yr]. Convert 64 leaps to units of months.
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