Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305156241
Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 8P
To determine
The number of personal motor vehicles and the revenue raised per vehicle.
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