Archive · Monday, October 26, 2026

Hunch #26

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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FoldingQuestion 1 of 8

A sheet of paper 0.1 mm thick is folded in half 24 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

Head mathsQuestion 2 of 8

What is 1 + 2 + 3 + … + 2,266 (every whole number up to 2,266 added together)?

Low High

CalendarQuestion 3 of 8

How many days after April 3, 1822 is December 12, 1858?

Low High days

OrdersQuestion 4 of 8

A team of 3 is picked from a club of 59 members. How many different teams are possible (order does not matter)?

Low High teams

DiceQuestion 5 of 8

You roll one fair six-sided die 25 times. What is the chance, in percent, of rolling at least one six?

Low High percent

ClockworkQuestion 6 of 8

How many seconds are there in 490 hours?

Low High seconds

BirthdaysQuestion 7 of 8

46 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 8 of 8

How many 1-inch cubes fit, packed perfectly with no gaps, in a box 8 ft long, 2 ft wide and 6 ft tall?

Low High cubes

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