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Use the Fermi process to estimate the number of bricks needed to fill an empty bathtub. Show your work.

Use the Fermi process to estimate the number of bricks needed to fill an empty bathtub-example-1
User Milen
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i would arrange longest dimension of brick along longest dimension of tub.
similarly next longest. so,
8*4*2 along 60*30*18

8*7=56(7 is the maximum no of bricks i can place along length)
4*7=28(7 is max i can place along side 30)
2*9=18(9 along side 18)
so, 7*7*9 bricks = atleast 441 bricks can be placed.

Also,we can divide the volume directly by that of cube ,that is, (60*30*18)/(4*2*8)=506.25. so, it may be possible to place a maximum of 506 bricks.

so, the correct answer would lie some where between these limits.
i hope that makes sense.
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