NR - Making Better Estimates Lesson

Making Better Estimates Lesson

In 1992, the world's largest cable-supported domed stadium opened. The Georgia Dome, located in downtown Atlanta, is the home of the Atlanta Falcons football team. This record-breaking stadium has held hundreds of sport events, from local football classics to the 1996 Olympic games. The Georgia Dome hosting capabilities are not limited to just sporting events. The Georgia Dome, seating over 70,000 people, also host concerts and can be booked for many other events.  

Without looking up any information, give a quick estimate of how many basketballs you think would it take to fill the Georgia Dome? Give specific details about how you determined your estimate. Share your details on the discussion forum and reply to two other posts. Based on your discussions, do you think your estimate was too low or too high? Why? What information do you need to make a more precise estimate?

How close were you?

Here is some factual information about the Georgia Dome:

The Georgia Dome has 102,149.51 square feet of usable space and has several arena-style and stadium-style floor plans. The length of the structure is 227 m and the width of the structure is 185 m. The roof of the dome is made of Teflon-coated fiberglass that has an area of 374,584.08 square feet. Based on this new information, see if you can give an upper bound and lower bound estimate of how many basketballs it would take to fill the Georgia Dome. Pay close attention to the units of measurement!

Based on this new information, see if you can give an upper bound and lower bound estimate of how many basketballs it would take to fill the Georgia Dome. Pay close attention to the units of measurement!

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