Archive · Monday, October 5, 2026

Hunch #5

For each question, give a low and a high you are 80% sure the answer sits between. Tighter brackets score more; a miss scores zero. You can type 2 million, 3e9, 1.5k or 45%.

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ClockworkQuestion 1 of 8

How many minutes are there in 17 years of 365 days?

Low High minutes

OrdersQuestion 2 of 8

A team of 6 is picked from a club of 56 members. How many different teams are possible (order does not matter)?

Low High teams

CalendarQuestion 3 of 8

How many days after November 29, 1994 is October 16, 2129?

Low High days

DiceQuestion 4 of 8

You roll one fair six-sided die 12 times. What is the chance, in percent, of rolling at least one six?

Low High percent

BirthdaysQuestion 5 of 8

11 people are in a room. Counting all 365 birthdays as equally likely (ignore February 29), what is the chance, in percent, that at least two of them share a birthday?

Low High percent

DoublingQuestion 6 of 8

There is 1 paper clip on day 1, and the number doubles every day (2 on day 2, 4 on day 3). How many paper clips are there on day 41?

Low High paper clips

InterestQuestion 7 of 8

You put $5,000 in an account that pays 6% a year, added once a year, and never touch it. What is it worth after 55 years, in dollars?

Low High dollars

FoldingQuestion 8 of 8

A sheet of paper 0.1 mm thick is folded in half 42 times (pretend that is possible: ordinary paper is hard to fold more than 7 or 8 times). How thick is the folded stack, in metres?

Low High metres

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