Jedidiah Buxion (1707–1772) never learned to write, but given any distance he could tell you the number of inches, and given any length of time he could tell you the number of seconds. If he listened to a speech or a sermon, he could tell the number of words or syllables in it. It reportedly took him only a few moments to mentally calculate the number of cubic inches in a right-angle block of stone 23,451,789 yards long, 5,642,732 yards wide, and 54,465 yards thick. Estimate this answer on your calculator. You will use scientific notation because of the limitations of your calculator, but remember that Jedidiah gave the exact answer by working the problem in his head.