Archive · Monday, October 19, 2026

Hunch #19

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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InterestQuestion 1 of 8

You put $1,000 in an account that pays 8% a year, added once a year, and never touch it. What is it worth after 10 years, in dollars?

Low High dollars

FoldingQuestion 2 of 8

A sheet of paper 0.1 mm thick is folded in half 26 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

DiceQuestion 3 of 8

You roll a pair of fair dice 38 times. What is the chance, in percent, of at least one double six?

Low High percent

ClockworkQuestion 4 of 8

How many minutes are there in 24 years of 365 days?

Low High minutes

BirthdaysQuestion 5 of 8

60 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

PackingQuestion 6 of 8

How many 1-inch cubes fit, packed perfectly with no gaps, in a box 3 ft long, 1 ft wide and 2 ft tall?

Low High cubes

DoublingQuestion 7 of 8

There is 1 penny on day 1, and the number doubles every day (2 on day 2, 4 on day 3). How many pennies are there on day 21?

Low High pennies

OrdersQuestion 8 of 8

In how many different orders can 8 different books stand in a row on a shelf?

Low High orders

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