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Math Forum / Mathematics / Undergraduate Math / April 2008How Many Sugar Grains in a Five Pound Bag of Sugar?
Would anybody here happen to know this question: How many grains of sugar are in a five pound bag of sugar? If not, would you happen to know where I can find out? Thanks! > Would anybody here happen to know this question: > > How many grains of sugar are in a five pound bag of sugar? > > If not, would you happen to know where I can find out? Why do you want to know? That is, what is the context? Estimate it, by estimating the mass of one grain. If possible, you might weigh some small number of grains, so you can actually measure the average mass. bob > Thanks! "Von Fourche" wrote in alt.math.undergrad: > Would anybody here happen to know this question: > > How many grains of sugar are in a five pound bag of sugar? We all know the question: we've just read it. :-) Probably you really want to know how to answer it. Hint: there's no one definite answer. How might you go about approximating an answer? How might you go about estimating the margin of error?  SignatureStan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ The question is probably wrongly worded as there is much more in a bag of flour. Flour can probably beat sugar by 5 times. What would win out of flour or talcum powder ? One of my buddies thinks the smallest thing in the world is talcum powder whereas I think it is flour. Does anyone know of a way we can see who is right ? > The question is probably wrongly worded as there is > much more in a bag of flour. Flour can probably beat [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > it is flour. Does anyone know of a way we can see who > is right ? What does that possibly have to do with the original question? Exactly. I think he must have got confused. Is there much difference in the size of flour ? I was thinking to sieve both talcum powder and flour but dont want to ruin the results by using bigger flour, I think white will be smaller than brown but I suppose it could depend on where the flour was from. If from the bottom of the sea I guess it would be even smaller but not sure any manufacturer would put on their label where they mined it from. It's an interesting point Jimbob. Flour at the bottom of the sea bed would be under the weight of the water above; at a greater pressure than if it were at sea level. For example a single grain of flour 30m below sea level would be under 4 times the pressure as at sea level. If it was air it would compact to a quater of the size but flour is already compact so would be even smaller? Smaller than talc? Well I don't know about that. As for where they are mined from, you lost me there.... Has anyone got any further with this. My buddy owes me $50 if i am rite. So, basically, you are saying 1) You have no idea what the original question was. 2) You don't care, because 3) You have your own question that you would like people to answer, ignoring the person who went to the trouble of actually starting this thread. Hey, What's your number Jimbob? and I'll tell you mine. > Has anyone got any further with this. My buddy owes me $50 if i am rite. |
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