Bamboo grows very fast, for a plant. A particular bamboo might grow 90.4 cm in a single day. How many micrometers per second does this rate correspond to?
Solution:
\begin{aligned}
\text{rate} & = \frac{\text{length}}{\text{time}} \\
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&=\frac{90.4\ \text{cm}}{1 \ \text{day}}\\
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&=\frac{90.4\ \bcancel{\text{cm}}}{\bcancel{\text{day}}} \times\frac{10,000\ \mu m}{1\ \bcancel{\text{cm}}}\times \frac{1\ \bcancel{\text{day}}}{86400\ s}\\
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& = 10.5\ \mu m/s
\end{aligned}