Oct 28, 2008

Problem # 6

The Pen Problem

An Average ballpoint pen can produce a line 2100m long. In contrast, a pencil has 18 times longer "life span".

1) About how many kilometers would a pencil line be?

2) How many pens would you have to use up to draw a line as long as the circumference of the Earth (40 000km)?

3) How many Pencils to draw a line as long as the circumference of the Earth?

Write your answers and your thinking and post it as a comment below. (You must post before next Tuesday)

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