Re: Metric Time (was Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique))
David Hall (thehalls@ridgecrest.ca.us)
Tue, 10 Oct 1995 04:22:28 GMT
jrhodes@pupgg.princeton.edu wrote:
: In article <45952g$69e@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>, aax@ix.netcom.com (ANDREW GRYGUS) writes:
: grams to kilos) to compare prices. I bet even you, if you were
: intelligent enough to get a drivers license, might want to
: convert driving distances to driving times. It is all easier in
: metric.
Uh, not to get involved in the bigger picture, but I fail to see any
difference between the following two problems....
You're driving at 60 mph. It's 80 miles to your destination. How
long does it take to get there?
You're driving at 60 kmph. It's 80 km to your destination. How long
does it take to get there?
Neither problem requires any unit conversions......
-Dave
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