How Many Pennies Go Around the World?

Question: If you put down one penny—flat side down—then another one right beside it, how many pennies would it take to go all the way around the world at the equator?

Answer: 2,109,218,947.4 pennies.

See if your kids can find out how to get that answer.

 

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