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<p>[QUOTE="EyeEatWheaties, post: 1103401, member: 26972"]google is your friend you should get introduced..</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The dimensions of a nickel, dime and quarter are approximately the</p><p>following:</p><p><br /></p><p>nickel 21.2 mm diameter, 1.95 mm thickness</p><p>dime 17.9 mm diameter, 1.35 mm thickness</p><p>quarter 24.3 mm diameter, 1.75 mm thickness</p><p><br /></p><p>The formula for volume of a cylinder is V = (PI)r^2h. That makes the</p><p>volume of the coins the following:</p><p><br /></p><p>nickel 688.3 cubic mm</p><p>dime 339.7 cubic mm</p><p>quarter 811.6 cubic mm</p><p><br /></p><p>If we take the average of the three coins (by summing the volumes and</p><p>dividing by the number of coins) we get an average volume of 613.2</p><p>cubic mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>If we divide the volume of the container (3785411.784 cubic mm) by the</p><p>average volume of a coin (613.2 cubic mm) we get 6173 coins. Saying</p><p>that there is an equal number of each denomination, we divide by three</p><p>which gives us 2057 coins of each type. If we multiply by the value of</p><p>each coin we get:</p><p><br /></p><p>nickel 2057 * .05 = 102.85</p><p>dime 2057 * .10 = 205.70</p><p>quarter 2057 * .25 = 514.25</p><p><br /></p><p>Summed together, this gives us a grand total of $822.80.</p><p><br /></p><p>CoinStar estimates that a 1 gallon container holds about $160.95 of</p><p>mixed coins, so this is probably a pretty close approximation. In</p><p>practical application, you always have some airspace between the coins</p><p>so a real container, again, most likely holds slightly less than this</p><p>much.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EyeEatWheaties, post: 1103401, member: 26972"]google is your friend you should get introduced.. The dimensions of a nickel, dime and quarter are approximately the following: nickel 21.2 mm diameter, 1.95 mm thickness dime 17.9 mm diameter, 1.35 mm thickness quarter 24.3 mm diameter, 1.75 mm thickness The formula for volume of a cylinder is V = (PI)r^2h. That makes the volume of the coins the following: nickel 688.3 cubic mm dime 339.7 cubic mm quarter 811.6 cubic mm If we take the average of the three coins (by summing the volumes and dividing by the number of coins) we get an average volume of 613.2 cubic mm. If we divide the volume of the container (3785411.784 cubic mm) by the average volume of a coin (613.2 cubic mm) we get 6173 coins. Saying that there is an equal number of each denomination, we divide by three which gives us 2057 coins of each type. If we multiply by the value of each coin we get: nickel 2057 * .05 = 102.85 dime 2057 * .10 = 205.70 quarter 2057 * .25 = 514.25 Summed together, this gives us a grand total of $822.80. CoinStar estimates that a 1 gallon container holds about $160.95 of mixed coins, so this is probably a pretty close approximation. In practical application, you always have some airspace between the coins so a real container, again, most likely holds slightly less than this much.[/QUOTE]
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