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Everything in a cube 2 miles long? |
2010-01-31 |
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From Naresh:
in a book, i got to read this :
Is it possible to pack the entire population of earth and everything that was created by
humankind in a cube whose edges are 2 miles long ?
Is it possible? Thanks.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Packing spheres in a given region |
2010-01-27 |
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From MISAEL:
IN A VOLUME GENERATED BY TWO TRAPEZOIDS WITH DIFFERENT SURFACE AREAS BUT SHARING THE BOTTOM PLANE:
HOW CAN I CALCULATE THE "N" SPHERES WHICH THIS VOLUME CAN CONTAIN?
HOW CAN I CALCULATE THE VOLUME OF SPACES IN RELATIONSHIP WITH VOLUME OF SPHERES OR THE TOTAL VOLUME?
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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How many 4x4 tiles would I need for 10 sq ft? |
2010-01-04 |
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From Chris:
how many 4x4 tiles would I need for 10 sq ft
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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Pieces of metal in a container |
2009-11-20 |
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From sheri:
I need to estimate how many pieces of metal are in a container that is 3 feet by 3 feet and 2 feet high.
the metal pieces are 1" round and 1/2 centimeter thick. I've never been any good at math.
please help.
thanks,
Sheri
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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Cables in a pipe |
2009-11-13 |
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From john:
how many 0.28 mm diameter cables will fit into a 19.05 mm diameter pipe
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Packing a truck |
2008-06-10 |
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From Ann:
I am renting a 24ft box truck and have been told it is 1401 cubic feet. I want to know if I have 23 display cases to move and each is 6ft X 2ft X 3ft will the all fit? Or do I need additional info in order to figure this out?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Packing a trailer |
2008-04-01 |
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From Shellie:
I have a trailer that is 8 ft x 5 ft. I have a hutch base that is 32 in
x 52 in,
hutch top is 47 in x 52 in, table 56 in x 44 in, 6 chairs that are 48 in
x 20 in.
I know that the cubic feet of the trailer is l x w x h=3D 5 x 8 x 5=3D 200
cubic feet
I know that the area of the items are approximately 1026 feet.
How do I
know
if these things will fit? I would like to know the math behind it?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Three balls packed in a box |
2008-02-07 |
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From jasmin:
Four spherical balls having diameter of 4 cm are placed in a square box whose inside base dimensions are 8 cm. In the space between the first four spherical balls, a fifth spherical ball of the same diameter is placed. How deep must the box be in order that the top will touch the fifth ball?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Square metres |
2007-02-09 |
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From Wendy:
Can you tell me the best way to find out how many 3m x 2m square plots i would be able to fit into a 50m x 100 m room?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom. |
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How many nickels would it take to fill a room? |
2006-08-22 |
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From Diana:
How many nickels would it take to fill a room that measures 20 feet x 20 feet x 10 feet?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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