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Fermi problems: moving Mount Fuji
This problem serves as an introduction to the ideas of Fermi problems. The question posed is ‘how many dump trucks would you need to move Mount Fuji, a major mountain in Japan?’
The topics required to complete this problem are calculating the volume of a pyramid, working out mass from density and volume, and calculations using standard form. This introductory problem gives some hints on how to proceed, but still leaves open the necessity of making estimates and how to use them.
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