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Name ____________________________

Fermi problem one

How many (pieces of bread / playing cards / students standing shoulder to


shoulder) would fit into the area covered by this classroom? _______
1. How many (pieces of bread / playing cards / students standing shoulder to
shoulder) would fit into the area covered by one square metre?
______________________________
2. Find the length and width dimensions of the classroom.
Length ____________________Width _______________________
3. Draw the classroom using the vertical and horizontal axes below to represent
the length and width dimensions of the classroom.
4. What do we know? _________________ x (pieces of bread / playing cards /
students standing shoulder to shoulder) in a square metre = _____________ (you
can use your calculators!)

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