Question: This question concerns the conversion between the SI and the English units. ( Note: you will need to look up some conversion factors and the

This question concerns the conversion between the SI and the English units. (Note: you will
need to look up some conversion factors and the density of water.)
a) What is the weight of 24.3 US pints of water at 95F? The SI unit of weight is Newton (N).
(6 marks)
b) The fuel efficiency of a car is often shown in miles per gallon (MPG). It means the number
miles your car can travel for each US gallon of fuel consumed. Your car has a fuel efficiency of
40 MPG. The size of the fuel tank of the car is 50.0 litres and it is 30.0% full. Do you think you
can go to a place 200km away? Support you answer with appropriate calculations.
(6 marks)
c) The power of your car is labeled as 100 brake horsepower (bhp) and it weighs 4000 pounds
(lbs). Assuming all the power goes to the kinetic energy of your car when the car accelerates,
calculate how much time it needs for the car to accelerate from 0 to 70.0 miles per hour (mph).
(6 marks)
 This question concerns the conversion between the SI and the English

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