Kindly comments on Fermi Estimates - Less Wrong
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I tried the second approach with better success: it helps to break up the "how many Americans are in high school" calculation. If the average American lives for 80 years, and goes to high school for 4, then 1/20 of all Americans are in high school, which is 15 million.