Question

Question

Tyrell wants to use the Fermi process to estimate the number of blueberries that would fit in an empty city bus. As part of the process, he needs to estimate the volume of a typical city bus. He figures that a city bus is about 40 ft long, 10 ft wide, and 10 ft tall.



Which estimate best approximates the volume of the bus?

Responses

4×101 ft³
4 times 10 to the power of 1 end exponent, ft³

4×102 ft³
4 times 10 squared, ft³

4×103 ft³
4 times 10 cubed, ft³

4×104 ft³
4 times 10 to the power of 4 end exponent, ft³

Answer 1

Volume of box = Length x Breadth x Height

Length = 40 ft, Breadth = 10 ft and Height = 10 ft.

Volume of bus = 40 x 10 x 10 = 4 x 10³ ft³

Option C is the correct answer.

Explanation:

4 × 10^3 ft^3