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1. Background Story:
My Fermi question is, how many golf balls does it take to fill the whole state of Texas two feet deep?
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I chose my question because I thought it would be a fun and exiting thing to try and figure out. also I wanted some big numbers in my problem, because it makes it more of a challenge
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2. Ask Yourself This:
What is the area of Texas in square feet?
What is the terrain of Texas
what is the height of a golf
3. Helpful Hints:
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The state of Texas is approximately 7,488,16118,400 square feet
The terrain of Texas is mountain rough terrain
The height of a golf ball is 1 3/4 inches
Height of golf ball= 1 3/4 inches rounded to 2 inches
Golf balls per square foot= 36
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4. Construct a Formula:
Gb=golf balls.......How many gb in 1 square foot x area of state in square feet x
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5. Messy Math:
In 1 square foot about 36 Golf balls Fit into it - cut a piece of paper the size of a goofball and cut it out and put them across the top of a 1ft by 1ft square and it came out to be 36 gb
36 x 7,488,166,118,400 square feet in Texas = 269,573,980,262,400 golf
Golf ball height is 1 3/4 inches I rounded to 2 inches
So now I have to multiply 269,573,980,262,400 by 12" = 323,488,779,148,800 golf balls to cover to the state.
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6. Answer:
It will take about 320,490,780,150,800 golf balls to fill the state of Texas two feet deep
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