A bus typically has a weight of25,000 to 30,000 pounds. City buses can typically...

A bus typically has a weight of 25,000 to 30,000 pounds. City buses can typically go a maximum speed of 60 miles per hour. Convert these units into standard units. What do each measure?

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As discussed above, both are the standard unit of British System (Not the internationally standard system known as SI system).

So in British System Of Units,

Pounds (lb) : It is regarded as the unit of mass of object &

Miles Per Hour (Mph) : It is regarded as the unit of speed or velocity of object.

genius_generous answered 1 year ago

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