2007-05-25 17:42:53 · 3 answers · asked by gmoma04 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The answer will depend on the container, and how perfectly it can be packed.
Judging from the link below, the answer should be somewhere around 7771 pennies. Give or take a few.
2007-05-25 17:50:36 · answer #1 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I must be drunk because I swear I just answered this question.
A US penny has dimensions:
diameter = 0.75 inches
thickness = 0.061 inches
thus the volume = pi/4 * d^2 * t = 0.0269 cu in
1 gallon = 231 cu inches
Thus in theory a gallon can hold 8572 pennies
or $85.72
In reality a penny actually will occupy a square area since it cannot fill the voids. So it will actually occupy d^2 * t = 0.0343 cu in. So 6732 will fit. Or $67.32.
2007-05-26 01:48:35 · answer #2 · answered by Dr D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once I filled a milk craton and I got about $75.
So I would say about 7500+
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2007-05-26 01:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋