Work out how many balls are in the basket
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Task brief
The brief for the task is as follows:
Work out how many balls are in the basket.
Every ball must be in the basket when you make your guess.
Closest to the correct answer wins.
You have four minutes.
Your time starts now.
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12
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2
Attempts
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- Daisy counted the top layer of balls into baking trays to calculate her answer. She guessed 555 balls.
- Johnny immediately emptied the basket of balls onto the floor, finding the smaller balls and a matchbox containing ball bearings. Despite guessing 1,100 balls, as not all of the balls were in the basket at the end of his attempt, he was disqualified from the task.
- Katherine initially attempted to guess the amount of balls at 500 balls, before removing them from the basket with 1 minute to spare, finding the ping-pong balls. She guessed 498 balls after getting Alex to help her put the balls back into the basket after her time ended, but she still missed one balls so was disqualified from the task.
- Mawaan tried to estimate the answer, accounting for the "heapedness" of the balls so added a "heapage contingency" to his calculations. He guessed 162 balls.
- Richard tried counting the balls, thinking there was a massive one in the middle. He guessed 395 balls.
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