Albert uses as his unit of length (for walking to visit his neighbors or plowing his fields) the albert (A), the distance Albert can throw a small rock. One albert is 92 meters. How many square alberts is equal to one acre? (1 acre = 43,560 ft2 = 4050 m2)

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4. a) Albert uses as his unit of length (for walking to visit his neighbors or plowing his fields) the albert (A), the distance Albert can throw a small rock. One albert is 92 meters. How many square alberts is equal to one acre? (1 acre = 43,560 ft2 = 4050 m2)

b) Arthur and Betty start walking toward each other when they are 100 m apart. Arthur has a speed of 3.0 m/s and Betty has a speed of 2.0 m/s. How long does it take for them to meet?

c) The captain orders his starship to accelerate from rest at a rate of "1 g" (1 g = 9.8 m/s2). How many days does it take the starship to reach 10% the speed of light? (Light travels at 3.0 × 108 m/s.)

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