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There was a question in our paper the other day and it was asking what is the least number of bottles u can fit into this box. The answer was 28.945 but since you can't have a fraction of a bottle, would the answer be 28 bottles or 29 bottles?
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Original post by gannaspanner
There was a question in our paper the other day and it was asking what is the least number of bottles u can fit into this box. The answer was 28.945 but since you can't have a fraction of a bottle, would the answer be 28 bottles or 29 bottles?

Are you 100% sure that was the question? The least number of bottles you can fit into any box is 0...
Original post by gannaspanner
There was a question in our paper the other day and it was asking what is the least number of bottles u can fit into this box. The answer was 28.945 but since you can't have a fraction of a bottle, would the answer be 28 bottles or 29 bottles?


Always round down for these types of questions.

You can fit up to 28.945, so you can certainly between put 0 to 28 bottles.
Original post by Notnek
Are you 100% sure that was the question? The least number of bottles you can fit into any box is 0...


I assumed they meant maximum.
yup they meant maximum not least... sorry my bad

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