Question

Estimate how many golf balls will fit in the bed of a pickup truck. To calculate your estimate, you must make assumptions.

1. Assume truck bed 8ft x 5ft x 1.5ft.
2. Assume diameter for golf ball of 1.5 inches.
A. 10,000 golf balls
B. 30,000 golf balls
C.60,000 golf balls
D.90,000 golf balls

Answer 1

To estimate how many golf balls will fit in the bed of a pickup truck, calculate the volume of the truck bed and divide it by the volume of a golf ball. The approximate answer is 105,383 golf balls.

Step-by-step explanation:

To estimate how many golf balls will fit in the bed of a pickup truck, we need to calculate the volume of the truck bed and divide it by the volume of a golf ball.

The volume of the truck bed is 8ft x 5ft x 1.5ft = 60 cubic feet.

The volume of a golf ball is (4/3) x π x (0.75in)^3 = 0.98175 cubic inches.

To convert cubic inches to cubic feet, we divide by 1728 (1 cubic foot = 1728 cubic inches).

Therefore, the volume of a golf ball is 0.98175 / 1728 = 0.0005681 cubic feet.

To estimate the number of golf balls that can fit in the truck bed, we divide the volume of the truck bed by the volume of a golf ball:

Number of golf balls = 60 / 0.0005681 = 105,383.15

Since we can't have a fraction of a golf ball, we round down to the nearest whole number.

Answer: Approximately 105,383 golf balls.