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Answer & explanation
The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.
Answer & explanation
Official answer
470
feet
How to estimate it
Fermi’s official “Napkin math”
A box feeds a handful of people, so figure maybe 550 strands. How long is one dry strand? About 10 inches.
- Strands in a box
- ~550
- Length each
- × 10 in
- 5,500 in ÷ 12
- ≈ 460 ft
A box feeds a handful of people, so figure maybe 550 strands. How long is one dry strand? About 25 centimeters.
- Strands in a box
- ~550
- Length each
- × 25 cm
- 13,750 cm
- ≈ 140 m
Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.
Source calculation & reference
- Strand mass
- ≈ 0.8 g
- Box mass (16 oz)
- = 454 g
- Strands per box
- ≈ 567
- Strand length
- × 10 in
- Total ÷ 12
- ≈ 470 ft
Reference cited by Fermi: Barilla packaging spec
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