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  • 22-02-2018
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Estimate how many pennies would you have to stack to reach from the floor to an average 8-ft ceiling.

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  • 22-02-2018
The thickness of a US penny is reported to be 0.0598 inches.

Then a stack 8 ft high will require
.. (96 in)/(0.0598 in) ≈ 1605 . . . pennies

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Perhaps a few more if they are worn.
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