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Expert: Sherman D. - 10/15/2007


Question
If the world population of 5.5 billion people were gathered together in one spot, how large an area would we cover?

Allow each person a 2 foot by 2 foot patch of ground, and give your answer in square miles.

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Answer
2 * 2 * 5.5 * 10^9 = 4 * 5.5 * 10^9 = 22 * 10^9 = 2.2 * 10^10 or 22 billion square feet or about 789.1 square miles.

if 2 by 2 is 4 square ft, and you have 5.5 billion 4 square feet, then you get 22 billion square feet.

i used convert-me.com to get 789.1

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Sherman D.

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I can answer questions dealing in mathematics of all kinds except for Physics and Calculus, but i can answer questions in Pre-Calculus and Chemistry. I can also answer questions in Recipes of all kinds. I can find games cheats/walkthroughs, but i can`t find a specific game online or offline. I can also do history and recipes for alcoholic beverages.

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High School graduated. I graduated with honors, and i was in Beta Club for a year and a half.

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