A quarter is 1 inch. A million quarters would 15.8 miles. How many quarters do you need to stretch around the equator?
2006-12-11 06:38:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
ok that question is done. now how many quarters do you need to make a stack 1 inch high?
2006-12-11 06:51:18 · update #1
The equator is approximately 24,901.5 miles. Divide 24,901.5 by 15.8 miles. Then multiply that number by 1 million to get the number of quarters.
2006-12-11 06:42:37 · answer #1 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowing that the earth's circumference is about 24,902 miles (http://www.lyberty.com/encyc/articles/earth.html)
1 M quarters -> 15.8 miles
x quarters -> 24,902 miles
x = 24,902 miles * 1 M quarters / 15.8 miles = 1,576 M quarters
So, there's about 1,576 million quarters around the equator.
2006-12-11 14:45:00 · answer #2 · answered by alexr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
24,901.5 miles is the equator. So multiply 15.8 x 24,901.5 miles and you should get answer in miles. Then convert this to inches. (question: you need to find out how many inches are in a mile and then use division to answer your question) good luck.
2006-12-11 14:51:54 · answer #3 · answered by Rae 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find out the length of the equator and convert it from miles into inches.
2006-12-11 14:40:36 · answer #4 · answered by David B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
24,902 mi is the circumferenceof the earth at the equator
1 mile = 63,360 inches
63360 x 24902=1,577,790,720 quarters
2006-12-11 14:43:57 · answer #5 · answered by blueb_24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
equator distance*divided by* 15.8 *times* 1,000,000
solved
now can we go get pizza?
2006-12-11 14:40:36 · answer #6 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1,576,044,303.8
24,901.5 *15.8=1576.044303*1,000,000=1576044.303.8
2006-12-11 14:43:55 · answer #7 · answered by Cori 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋