Assume That a Thin Sheet of Paper Is 0

Short Answer

Assume that a thin sheet of paper is 0.007 inch thick. The paper is torn in half, and the two halves placed together. Give all answers to three decimal places, if necessary. a. How thick is the pile of torn paper? __________ in. b. The pile of paper is torn in half again, and then the two halves placed together and torn in half again. The paper is large enough so this process may be performed a total of 8 times. How thick is the pile of torn paper? __________ in. c. Refer to the tearing and piling process described in part b. Assuming that somehow the original paper is large enough, how thick is the pile of torn paper if 22 tears are made? __________ in.