Find Coefficient of Friction for Physics Final Review

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I'm doing a review for my physics final, and it's asking me to find the coefficient. The problem says,

A brick has a mass of 1,2 kilograms. A force of 5.4 N is required to move the brick across the floor with a constant velocity. What is the coefficient of friction?

What is the equation I use to solve this?
 
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I'm assuming this is coefficient of kinetic friction?

coefficient = Friction force / Normal forceAnd when you move at constant velocity, total forces on said object = 0, so can you figure it out from there?