Question

A 1-dollar bill is 6.14 inches long, 2.61 inches wide, and 0.0043 inch thick. how many cubic feet would a billion dollars occupy? round your answer to the nearest cubic foot.

Answer 1

volume of a dollar bill = length * width * thickness = 0.06890922 in^3

1 cu foot = 12*12*12 = 1728 ft^3 . Thus the volume of one note =
0.06890922 / 1728 = 3.987802083 * 10^-5 ft^3

Multiplying this by a billion (10^9) gives 39878 ft^3 to nearest cubic foot.

Answer 2

0.0000398 cubic ft.

Explanation:

Given : A 1-dollar bill is 6.14 inches long, 2.61 inches wide, and 0.0043 inch thick.

To Find : . how many cubic feet would a billion dollars occupy?

Solution :

Length =6.14 inches

Width =2.61 inches

Height = 0.0043 inch

Since dollar bill is in cuboid shape .

Volume of 1- dollar bill = length*width*height

= 6.14*2.61*0.0043

= 0.06890922 cubic inches.

1 cubic inch =0.000578704 cubic ft.

0.06890922 cubic inches= 0.0000398 cubic ft.

Thus the volume of 1- dollar bill is 0.0000398 cubic ft.