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An object travels with the speed of 96 miles per hour. Calculate the speed of the object in SI units.

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SOLUTION :1 mile `= 1.6 xx 10^(3)` m `:.` CONVERSION factor `= ((1.6 xx 10^(3)m))/(("1 mile"))`
1 HOUR `= 3.6 xx10^(3)s:. "conversion factor"=((3.6xx10^(3)m))/((1hr))`
`("96 MILES")/("1 hr")=(("96 miles")xx("conversion factor"))/(("1 hr")xx("conversion factor"))`
`=(("92 miles")xx(1.6xx10^(3)m))/(("1 mile"))=(1)/(("hr"))xx((1"hr"))/((3.6 xx10^(3)s))=42.7 "m s"^(-1)`.


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