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Nik needs to estimate how many books will fit in a bin. Each book is 0.75 feet tall, 0.75 feet wide, and 0.25 feet thick. The bin is 4 feet wide, 4 feet tall, and 4 feet deep. Based on volume only, about how many books will fit in the bin?

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The volume of the bin is the amount of books it can contain.

455 books will fit in the bin

The dimension of the book is given as:

[tex]\mathbf{Book = 0.75ft, 0.75ft, 0.25ft}[/tex]

The dimension of the bin is given as:

[tex]\mathbf{Bin = 4ft, 4ft, 4ft}[/tex]

Start by calculating the volume of the book

[tex]\mathbf{Book = 0.75ft \times 0.75ft\times 0.25ft}[/tex]

[tex]\mathbf{Book = 0.140625ft^3}[/tex]

Next, calculate the volume of the bin

[tex]\mathbf{Bin = 4ft \times 4ft \times 4ft}[/tex]

[tex]\mathbf{Bin = 64ft^3}[/tex]

So, the number of books (n) is:

[tex]\mathbf{n = \frac{Bin}{Book}}[/tex]

This gives

[tex]\mathbf{n = \frac{64ft^3}{0.140625ft^3}}[/tex]

Cancel out the units

[tex]\mathbf{n = \frac{64}{0.140625}}[/tex]

[tex]\mathbf{n = 455.11}[/tex]

Remove the decimals

[tex]\mathbf{n = 455}[/tex]

Hence, 455 books will fit in the bin

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