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How many kernels of corn does it take to fill a 3-l soft drink bottle? (take that about four kernels fill 1 cm3 .)?

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You need 12000 kernals. 1-liter is equal to (10cm)^3. If four kernels fill 1cm^3, it takes 4*1000 kernels to fill one liter. Therefore, to fill a 3-l soft drink bottle, it takes 3*4*1000=12000 kernels.
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