You Are Traveling in Your Car at 82 Km/h (23

question 70

Multiple Choice

You are traveling in your car at 82 km/h (23 m/s) when an emergency arises.If your car is 4 m long,how many car lengths do you travel during the 0.7 s of reaction time (i.e.,the time interval between seeing the emergency and hitting the brake with your foot) ?

• A)2
• B)4
• C)6
• D)8
• E)10

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Production Run

A period of manufacturing activity where a particular process or item is produced continuously or in batches.

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