SOLUTION: how many dimes would fit into a 1.5 liter bottle?

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Question 696867: how many dimes would fit into a 1.5 liter bottle?
Found 2 solutions by abhishek meena, Alan3354:
Answer by abhishek meena(6) About Me  (Show Source):
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1 dime = 7.5 cm = 0.075 m = (0.075)^3 m^3 = 0.000422 m^3
1.5 L = 1.5 * (1/1000) m^3 = 0.015 m^3
therefore , 0.015/0.000422 = 35.55 dimes
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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how many dimes would fit into a 1.5 liter bottle?
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A dime is 17.9 mm diameter by 1.35 mm thick
Vol+=+pi%2A8.95%5E2%2A1.35
Vol =~ 339.7 cubic mms
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1.5 liters = 1.5E6 cubic mms
1.5E6/339.7 = 4415 dimes
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That's using volume, but packing is a complex problem.
4415 is a max, if there is no space between the dimes.
The actual # is less.