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How high would a stack of $1 million dollars be?

Well, we'll give you the answer: 100 dollar bills. That means a $1,000 stack is 10 inches high. Since a million is a thousand thousand, a million dollar bills would make a stack 10,000 inches high.

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Millions and Billions: How Big is That?

Comprehending Large Numbers Some things are measured in millions and billions. There are millions of miles between the earth and the sun, and millions of stars in the sky. New movies often sell millions of dollars in tickets during their first week at a theater. Dinosaurs roamed the earth millions of years ago. Our planet is billions of years old. Lawmakers work with budgets of millions or billions of dollars. The population of a large city or small country may be millions, while the population of the world is billions. In these activities, students explore the difference between a million and a billion. How Much Is a Million? A Billion?

Imagine someone gave you a million dollars and told you to spend $1,000 every day and come back when you ran out of money. You would return, with no money left, in three years. If someone then gave you a billion dollars and you spent $1,000 each day, you would be spending for about 2,740 years before you went broke. How many dollar bills does it take to make a stack 1 inch high? Well, we'll give you the answer: 100 dollar bills. That means a $1,000 stack is 10 inches high. Since a million is a thousand thousand, a million dollar bills would make a stack 10,000 inches high. How many feet high would that be? A billion is a thousand million. A billion dollar bils would be 10,000,000 inches high. How many miles would that be? Try This! How many days old would you be if you were a million seconds old? (HINT: Begin by figuring the number of seconds in one day, or 24 hours.)

If you could choose between 1 million dollars and 1 billion dollars and were told you had to spend $1,000 every day until you ran out of money, which amout would you choose? Why?

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What not to wear on a plane?

What to Never Wear on a Plane, From a Flight Attendant Avoid: Anything Constricting. Wear: Pants With an Elastic Waist. Avoid: Fire Hazards. Wear: A Long-Sleeve Cotton T-Shirt. Avoid: High Heels or Backless Sandals. ... Avoid: Shoes, Jewelry, or Accessories With Metal. ... Avoid: Not Enough Layers. ... Avoid: Overdressing.

Deciding which shoes to wear when flying can often be the trickiest part of the outfit to nail down, so we asked Fischbach if there's a specific style you should simply avoid when flying. "High heels and backless sandals make it difficult to quickly evacuate the aircraft, and heels can possibly cause further damage to emergency exits or hurt others if they go flying off somehow," she says. "I would really advise against high heels or flip-flops or any slides, mostly for safety purposes. If there is an evacuation and slides are required, your high heels will have to come off, as they can puncture the slide. Who knows where and in what conditions you'll land. Plus, they aren't very practical running gate to gate." (She suggests watching out for late flight attendants, and you'll see what she means.) Fischbach notes that even flight attendants change shoes during the flight because it isn't practical to wear heels the entire time. "As if another reason is needed, they make the metal detectors go off (if you are lucky enough to have pre-check) thanks to nails in the heels," she explains. "Flip-flops and backless shoes can also end up flying off your feet, and your feet are more likely to freeze, especially during a long flight." Furthermore, open shoes can make for an unsanitary visit to the airplane lavatories. "Be wary of wearing sandals if you are planning on going in the lavatory," warns Fischbach. "That isn't water on the floor (yes, use your imagination), and sandals invite whatever that liquid is to splash on your feet."

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