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In summary, to determine how many cellular phones can fill the front seat's leg room of a BMW Z4, one would need to calculate the volume of the space, subtracting the dimensions of the front head room, and then divide that by the volume of a Samsung SPHa500 mobile handset (3.4 x 2 x 0.8). This will provide an estimate of how many phones can fit in the leg room.
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one needs to estimate or calculate how many cellular phones can fill the front seat's leg room of a BMW Z4 (Only the leg room of both the front seats and not on the seats)- a range of Samsung handsets are filled up to the seat level only,

I believe their is a scientific way of determining the answer. I just
don't know how.

The only info i have is:

Leg room: 42"
Front head room 37.3"

Dimensions of Samsung SPHa500 mobile handset: 3.4" x 2.0" x 0.8"


let me know how to work this out.

thanks!
 
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Find the volume of the space of the car (length x width x height) and then find the volume of the phone (3.4 x 2 x .8) and then divide the first volume by the second..
 
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Sure, I can help you with this puzzle. To calculate the number of Samsung handsets that can fit in the front seat's leg room of a BMW Z4, we first need to calculate the total volume of the leg room.

To do this, we can use the formula for volume, which is length x width x height. In this case, the length is 42 inches, the width is the width of two Samsung handsets, which is 2 x 3.4 inches = 6.8 inches, and the height is the height of one Samsung handset, which is 0.8 inches.

So, the total volume of the leg room is 42 x 6.8 x 0.8 = 228.48 cubic inches.

Next, we need to calculate the volume of one Samsung handset. Again, we can use the formula for volume, which is length x width x height. In this case, the length is 3.4 inches, the width is 2 inches, and the height is 0.8 inches.

So, the volume of one Samsung handset is 3.4 x 2 x 0.8 = 5.44 cubic inches.

To find the number of handsets that can fit in the leg room, we can divide the total volume of the leg room by the volume of one handset.

228.48 cubic inches / 5.44 cubic inches = 42 handsets

Therefore, approximately 42 Samsung handsets can fit in the leg room of the front seats of a BMW Z4.

I hope this helps and good luck with the puzzle!
 

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