If the long edge of the rectangular block A is 17 times longer than the long edge of block B, and the long edge of block B is 7 times longer than the long edge of the Lego block C,  then how many times bigger is one side of block A compared to the Lego block C?

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Chapter9: Surfaces And Solids
Section9.1: Prisms, Area And Volume
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  1. If the long edge of the rectangular block A is 17 times longer than the long edge of block B, and the long edge of block B is 7 times longer than the long edge of the Lego block C,  then how many times bigger is one side of block A compared to the Lego block C? How big is the long edge of block A (in mm)?  If you stood it on its end, would it fit inside a typical room? 
  2. What is the volume of block A?
  3. What is the diameter of the marble (in mm)? What is its radius? What is its volume?
  4. Calculate how many marbles would fit in block A. Considering the accuracy of your ability to measure the size of your marble, what might be a more realistic guess for how many marbles could fit in block A?
  5. What is the ratio of diameters between the planet Jupiter and the Earth? (The diameter of Jupiter is 139800 km, for the Earth it is 12740 km). Suppose the marble you were given in class represented the size of the Earth. What diameter (mm) marble would be required to represent  the size of Jupiter?
  6. A reasonable estimate for a human’s height is 165. cm. How many people set end-to-end would reach from the Earth to the Moon? 
  7. Rewrite your first answer from question #6 in scientific (exponential) notation.
  8. Voyager I is about 2.346x1010 km from the Sun. What is this distance in AU's? 
  9.  
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