SOLUTION: How many times would you have to fold a piece of paper so that the thickness was the height of an average teenager?
-Average height of a teenager is around 5'5 inches.
-The th
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Question 831545: How many times would you have to fold a piece of paper so that the thickness was the height of an average teenager?
-Average height of a teenager is around 5'5 inches.
-The thickness of a paper with no folds is .004 inches.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Height=
Each fold doubles the thickness.
Take the log base 2 of each side.
Since the number of folds must be an integer, round up.
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