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document.write( "How many quarters will fit in a can that is 25.5 inches circumference and 8.5 inches tall?
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document.write( "Let's consider these quarters packed in vertical stacks inside the can.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The diameter of the can is D =  = 8.117 inches (rounded).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The diameter of a quarter is d = 0.955 inches (an official info).\r\n" );
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document.write( " =  = 8.5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the problem is reduced to this question\r\n" );
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document.write( " | how many circles of radius 1 unit can be placed |\r\n" );
document.write( " | in the circle of radius 8.5 units without overlapping |\r\n" );
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document.write( "In the Internet, there is web-site http://www.packomania.com/ and the calculator there \r\n" );
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document.write( " | It easily determines the MAXIMUM possible solution for such placing (!!!). |\r\n" );
document.write( " | and even shows you a final diagram (which is just a fantastic service) |\r\n" );
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document.write( "In our case, 57 circles are possible to place without overlapping.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of quarters in each stack is  = 123 (rounded to the closest smaller integer).\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the ANSWER to the problem's question, using this conception, is \r\n" );
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document.write( " 57*123 = 7011.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solved.\r
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document.write( "What is remarkable and amazing, this solution (in the frame of this conception) \r
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document.write( "is exact and precise - - - not approximate ( ! )\r
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