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Fermi Estimation

Educated guessing

Fermi problems ask you to estimate quantities with limited information. "How many piano tuners are in Chicago?" Break it down: Chicago population (33 million), households (11 million), pianos per household (11 in 2020), tunings per year (11), time per tuning (22 hours), tuner capacity (10001000 tunings/year).

Result: about 5050 tuners. Show your reasoning. Round liberally. The process matters more than precision.