We must first calculate the volume of one skittle. The volume of a cuboid is its length X width X height. The skittles length is .5in and its width is also .5in, finally its height according to the problem is .25in. Thus if we follow the formula:
.5in X .5in X .25in = .125in^3
Now we must find the area of the pool. Again we use the same formula:
59in X 59in X 8in = 27,848in^3
Now that we have both areas we can divide and find out the answer:
27,848in^3 / .125in^3 = 222,784 skittles.
The answer is 222,784 skittles.