Fermi Problems Example
Kuvakäsikirjoitus Teksti
- How much time do students spend in the bathroom in a year?
- That sounds like an interesting Fermi Problem! Let's try to figure it out.
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- How many students are in Stacy Middle School?
- How many days are in a school year?
- How much time do students spend in the bathroom in a year?
- We would need to know a lot of information to solve this problem!
- How much time on average do students spend in the bathroom for one bathrom break?
- How many bathroom breaks does each student take?
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- How many students are in Stacy Middle School?
- 180 days
- How many days are in a school year?
- I think I can find some of this information! We have the bathroom duty spreadsheet. I could also ask students how long they usually spend in the bathroom. And we know there are 180 days in each school year. I bet the office knows how many students are enrolled at Stacy.
- How much time do students spend in the bathroom in a year?
- How much time on average do students spend in the bathroom for one bathrom break?
- How many bathroom breaks does each student take?
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