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becky004

ON Zipcar UK page no idea what answer is though.

http://www.facebook.com/ZipcarUK/app_382460768495125

How many copies of 'The Highway Code' can you fit in the boot of a VW Golf?

1820 1960 or 1710

Bricktop

Thanks for posting becky004.

The terms state:

Answer has been calculated based on the dimensions of 'The Official Highway Code' (Sept 2007 Edition) as stated by Amazon UK and the boot capacity of a 2012 VW Golf S

So, I looked on Amazon and found the book dimensions to be:

Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 11.2 x 1 cm

Golf S boot capacity according to volkswagen.co.uk:

Luggage capacity with rear seats upright (litres)* 350
*method using 200 x 100 x 50 mm blocks (With space saver spare wheel)

Any mathematics experts able to answer this please?!?

Chopstheduck

20.8 x 11.2 x 1 = 233 cubic cms (rounded up)

350 litres - 350,000 cubic cms


350,000/233 = 1502 which isn't any of the options!


So I think they must be using different figures somewhere.

Moneybot

Chopstheduck wrote: »

20.8 x 11.2 x 1 = 233 cubic cms (rounded up)

350 litres - 350,000 cubic cms


350,000/233 = 1502 which isn't any of the options!


So I think they must be using different figures somewhere.

That wouldn't work because the books are a solid of a certain size not a fluid if you see what I mean. You need to look at the dimensions of the boot and the dimensions of the books.

Chopstheduck

No, which means, there should be even LESS books fitting in, but all their figures are higher

AlphaSatsuma

I've gone with the 'lucky' middle answer - 1820.

Moneybot

Chopstheduck wrote: »

No, which means, there should be even LESS books fitting in, but all their figures are higher

Fair point

Just had a look and I'm getting the capacity to be 395 litres

which would then be 395000/233 = 1695

which still isn't an option but is closer

mclarkie

Using this converter , and Bricktops dimensions, one book = 232 milliletres
232 x 4 gives us close to a litre , so 4 books x 350 and we get 1400
closer to 1710

Have I got this right ?

Abbafan1972

I can't seem to like the facebook page in order to enter. I just keep on getting "sorry your connection has failed".

jadring

Someone told them they couldn't get their calculations to match any of the answers and this is the reply they got from Zipcar:

Don't worry too much about the maths as when we were stuffing the boot full of the Highway Codes they got a bit squished so the dimensions maybe a bit 'off'. I'd recommend just giving it your best guess!

Moneybot

jadring wrote: »

Someone told them they couldn't get their calculations to match any of the answers and this is the reply they got from Zipcar:

Don't worry too much about the maths as when we were stuffing the boot full of the Highway Codes they got a bit squished so the dimensions maybe a bit 'off'. I'd recommend just giving it your best guess!

Well that sucks if they are going to this kind of comp it shouldn't be a multiple guess question. Why bother to say what type of car and which book? :mad: