Classic Fermi Questions
http://iws.collin.edu/mbrooks/demos/fermi_questions.htm


This site works out the solutions to the questions, "How many Piano tuners are there in NY City?" and "how many jelly beans fit into a 1 liter bottle?"

This description of a site outside SERC has not been vetted by SERC staff and may be incomplete or incorrect. If you have information we can use to flesh out or correct this record let us know.



Subject: Mathematics
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Problem Set
Special Interest: Quantitative
Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Quantitative Skills: Estimation, Problem Solving