Archive · Thursday, October 8, 2026

Hunch #8

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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DiceQuestion 1 of 8

You roll one fair six-sided die 6 times. What is the chance, in percent, of rolling at least one six?

Low High percent

ClockworkQuestion 2 of 8

How many seconds are there in 53 weeks?

Low High seconds

OrdersQuestion 3 of 8

In how many different orders can 10 different books stand in a row on a shelf?

Low High orders

DoublingQuestion 4 of 8

There is 1 lily pad on day 1, and the number doubles every day (2 on day 2, 4 on day 3). How many lily pads are there on day 45?

Low High lily pads

FoldingQuestion 5 of 8

A sheet of paper 0.1 mm thick is folded in half 27 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

PackingQuestion 6 of 8

How many 1-inch cubes fit, packed perfectly with no gaps, in a box 7 ft long, 5 ft wide and 1 ft tall?

Low High cubes

CalendarQuestion 7 of 8

How many days after June 5, 2008 is May 25, 2151?

Low High days

Head mathsQuestion 8 of 8

Without a calculator: what is 434 × 3,003?

Low High

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