6.1 counting
by weighing
•How does one count candy, or pennies, or nails, or
M&Ms, or recycled Aluminum
cans??? they’re so numerous, and small!
help!
•Count them by weighing
them! (?) •However, we must assume
that all the “things”
are 1) Identical OR
2) They have
an average weight •Since most things
don’t occur identically, one must take an average of mass of those things…
them! (?) •However, we must assume
that all the “things”
are 1) Identical OR
2) They have
an average weight •Since most things
don’t occur identically, one must take an average of mass of those things…
