Divide the base of the cylinder by two to find the radius. Then square the radius and multiply the result by the height and pi, which is estimated at 3. Divide the volume of the jar by the average volume of candy corn. This will provide you with the maximum number of pieces of candy corn that can fit in the jar.
Adjust your calculation downward by approximately 20 pieces of candy corn to account for empty space in the jar between each candy corn. He has written for Bureau of National Affairs, Inc and various websites. TL;DR Too Long; Didn't Read Comparing the volume of the jar with the volume of each candy corn will help you more accurately estimate how many are in the jar. How to Convert Starch to Sugar. How to Calculate the Volume of a Silo. How to Find the Volume of a Triangular Pyramid.
How to Calculate Volume of a Rectangular Prism. I divided this by the volume of each kernel to get 77, possible kernels. I estimated that the actual packing efficiency of candy corn was a little less than that of a standard body-centered cubic lattice, so I figured a packing factor of about 0. Of course, there's always just plain luck. Corngratulations to all of our winners and thanks for entering to all those who participated.
Marcus Yam. Topics Build Your Own. See all comments Umm, who won the case? Damn you math. You have foiled me for the last time!!!!!!!!! Can you get any more corny? Posts: 8, User Profile Private Message. How long do you want to ignore this user? Reply Quote 0. Joined: Nov 13, Posts: 11, Joined: Oct 31, Posts: 7, Joined: Jun 30, Posts: 6, Joined: Feb 24, Posts: 1, I just picture an inch by inch cube and figure I'd probably be able to fit 3 in there.
Factor in that there is a lot of unoccupied space as well. I don't know anything about physics, but there is absolutely no way there is more than half of what you think IMO.
I guess so I don't remember them being that small though. Maybe they are. FTR, I found nutritional info for a large bag online.
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