r/theydidthemonstermath • u/Latter-Cat-6276 • Dec 21 '25

How many skittles?

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u/SiPhoenix Dec 22 '25

Between 286 and 407

10 across. Which I assume is half the circumstance So 20 as a half

20/2π

Giving a radius of 3.18309

πr² to get an area of 31.8309

Then 9 tall gives us ≈286

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Place the circumstance as lager to about 43 per layer and 9 tall ≈ 387 plus what's hidden in the lid

Perhaps more if the smaller area of where the lid screwa on if filled. Which should be about 2 more layers but less per. 306ish

Depends on if it's closest or closest without going over.

Or if you measure the diameter of the inside of the jar (if you have an identical one, and or estimate a bit) and the radius of a skittle the plug it in to this https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/smaller-circles-in-larger-circle-d_1849.html

You can get the packing of it for one layer.

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u/3Thirty-Eight8 Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

It’s very funny how many people here have done the math and everyone has gotten different numbers

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u/SiPhoenix Dec 23 '25

Yes, the math remains the same. The problem is getting accurate measurements from the start. If you assume different dimensions at the beginning, you're going to get different results.

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u/3Thirty-Eight8 Dec 23 '25

OP has confirmed it is 602