One rule of thumb for estimating crowds is that each person occupies 2.5 square feet. Use this rule to estimate the size of the crowd watching a concert in an area that is 150 feet long and 240 feet wide.
Estimating Crowds

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Mathematics
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12th Grade
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Hard
Barbara White
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6 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
156 people
35,031 people
5,760 people
14,400 people
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
12 people fit comfortably in a 5 feet by 5 feet area. Use this value to estimate the size of a crowd that is 25 feet deep on both sides of the street along a 3-mile section of a parade route. (Hint: 1 mile = 5,280 ft)
264,000 people
380,160 people
158,400 people
2,534 people
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
15 people fit comfortably in a 6 feet by 6 feet area. Use this value to estimate the size of a crowd that is 30 feet deep on both sides of the street along a 2-mile section of a parade route. (Hint: 1mile= 5,280ft)
264,000 people
132,000 people
190,080 people
2,534 people
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At a recent “Dog walk” at UGA, the crowd was about ½ of a mile long, 6 feet deep on both sides of the street. If we determined that 11 people could fit comfortably in a 5 ft x 5 ft square, how many people were at the “Dog walk”?
13939
27878
6969
6970
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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