SOLUTION: In a street crowd, (such as a political rally) it is estimated that on the average, one person will occupy up a 2 ft by 2ft area. Estimate the no. of persons who can fit into an ar

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Question 473942: In a street crowd, (such as a political rally) it is estimated that on the average, one person will occupy up a 2 ft by 2ft area. Estimate the no. of persons who can fit into an area with width 250 meters and length 600 meters. Round off to the nearest 100 persons. (Note: 1 inch= 2.54 and therefore 1 ft= 30.5 cm)
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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250x600=150000 sq. ms
1 ft. =.305 meters
150000/.305=491803.27 sq.ft.
491803.27/4=122950.82 people..