2QUESTION 2 OF 3
Answer & explanation
The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.
Answer & explanation
Official answer
10
hours
How to estimate it
Fermi’s official “Napkin math”
How long is the play? Call it 25,000 words, and your typing speed about 40 words a minute. Divide it out, assuming no breaks.
- Words in the play
- ≈ 25,000
- Typing speed
- ≈ 40 WPM
- 25,000 ÷ 40
- ≈ 625 min, about 10 hours
Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.
Source calculation & reference
- Romeo and Juliet word count (Open Source Shakespeare)
- ≈ 24,545 words
- Typical typing speed (Ratatype benchmark)
- ≈ 40 WPM
- 24,545 ÷ 40
- ≈ 614 minutes
- ≈
- 10 hours
Reference cited by Fermi: Open Source Shakespeare word count; Ratatype's typical typing-speed benchmark (40 WPM)
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