2006-06-28 12:57:50 · 3 answers · asked by peppercard 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
348$$$ and it weigh`s apx575lbs
2006-06-28 13:10:23 · answer #1 · answered by me too 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd have to fill one up with pennies and find out for yourself, to be certain.
Officially, a penny has a mass of 2.5 grams, measuring 19.05mm in diameter and 1.55mm in thickness. It's a cylinder with volume (pi times radius squared times height) of 0.4418ml.
Since 5 gallons is about 18.95 liters, a little math shows it would be able to hold about 42,900 pennies if the coins were melted down and would weigh about 500 pounds.
If you're not allowed to melt $429 for a homework project, guess a bit less than that to accomodate the pennies not being able to fit as compactly as molten copper.
2006-06-28 13:17:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world may never know, because the weight will bust the plastic or glass B4 it fills up.
2006-06-28 13:01:16 · answer #3 · answered by Rick A 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋