The height of horses from the ground to their shoulder is still measured in the old unit
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The height of horses from the ground to their shoulder is still measured in the old unit of hands. There are 16 hands in a fathom and 6.0 feet in a fathom. How many feet high is a horse that is 13 hands tall? (A: 4.9 ft)
Assume that on the surface of the Earth, g = 9.81 m/s2 = 32.2 ft/s2 (i.e., each to three significant figures). Make sure you are reporting the solution to the proper number of significant figures.
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