Answer to November 11, 2002 Problem

The Table Problem

 

What is the diameter of the table in this comic strip?

 

Solution to the Problem:

The diameter of the table is approximately 3.516 feet.

Since it takes 478 times around the table to make a mile, divide 5,280 feet (the number of feet in a mile) by 478 to find the circumference of the table, which is approximately 11.046 feet.
Since the circumference equals pi times the diameter, divide the circumference 11.046 by pi to get the diameter.


Correctly solved by:

1. Fredrik Simón Tullängen, Örebro, Sweden
2. Walt Arrison Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. Rick Jones Kennett Square, Pennsyvania
4. Matt Stillwagon Winchester, Virginia
5. James Alarie University of Michigan -- Flint
Flint, Michigan
6. John Funk Ventura, California
7. Christopher March Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
8. David and Judy Dixon Bennettsville, South Carolina
9. George Gaither Winchester, Virginia
10. Kathleen Altemose Winchester, Virginia
11. Tina Zahel Winchester, Virginia
12. Gbenga Kuforiji Columbus, Georgia
13. Gusti Oggenfuss Montet (Broye), Switzerland
14. John Lybarger Calhoun Community College,
Decatur, Alabama
15. Keith Mealy Cincinnati, Ohio
16. Ronak Dixit Columbus, Georgia
17. Ashley Neumann Winchester, Virginia
18. Jeff Gaither Winchester, Virginia
19. Daniel Wilberger Winchester, Virginia
20. Matt McMurtry Arlington, Virginia
21. Xiao Ma Columbus, Georgia
22. Zack Fitch Harrisonburg, Virginia
23. Jan-Erik Kylänpää,
    Emil Bergquist,
    Henrik Gerhardsson 		Tullängsskolan, Sweden
24. William Brown Gretna, Virginia
25. Peter Zhu Tullängsskolan, Sweden
26. Isabelle Groth Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
27. Ben Reames Columbus, Georgia