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Which of the following quantities are expressed in metric units?
a. Normal body temperature:
b. The amount of soft drink in a bottle:
c. The height of a ceiling in a room:
d. The amount of aspirin in a tablet:
e. The volume of a cooking pot:
f. The time for a short race to be won:
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