The Traveling Handcuffs
By: Miranda Rae Macias & Peter Jeffrey Mah
Assumptions
- No construction obstacles in the way of the chain links
- No change in elevation to manipulate links
- Handcuffs are same length
- Handcuffs will stretch flat across the earth's (unchanging) surface, no rises or falls
Plan
- Find length of handcuffs
- Find distance between Paris, France to Hawaii
- Covert lengths to feet
- Divide distance from Paris to Hawaii by length of handcuffs
High to Low
5.28x10*8 - 5.28x10*6
Research
Handcuff Length: 9.4 in: 0.783 ft
Paris, France to Hawaii: 7491 miles: 39,552,48 ft
4 in / 0.783 ft = 12 in / 1ft
39,552,480 ft / 0.783 ft = 50,514,023 handcuffs
Comparison
Prediction: 5.28x10*8 - 5.28x10*6
Estimate: Calculation is 50,514,023 handcuffs and that estimate was in the middle of our prediction.