Bracket #10 — the answers
The five questions from October 9, 2026, with their answers, the track each ran on, and the bracket that would have scored 90 on it.
The answers
| # | Question | Answer | Track | A tenth of it, on the answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How tall is Mount Everest? | 29,032 feet | 5,000 to 50,000 | 27,000 to 31,500 |
| 2 | How far do monarch butterflies migrate, roughly? | 3,000 miles | 100 to 20,000, logarithmic | 2,300 to 3,900 |
| 3 | How far is it from the pitcher’s rubber to home plate? | 60.5 feet | 20 to 150 | 54 to 67 |
| 4 | How many rooms does Buckingham Palace have? | 775 | 20 to 5,000, logarithmic | 590 to 1,000 |
| 5 | How many fluid ounces are in 7 gallons? | 896 | 10 to 5,000, logarithmic | 660 to 1,200 |
Question by question
A question scores 100 minus the bracket’s width as a percentage of the track, if the answer is inside it, and nothing if it is outside. The tenth-of-the-track bracket below is the one a confident player was aiming for.
- How tall is Mount Everest? 29,032 feet — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 27,000 to 31,500 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How far do monarch butterflies migrate, roughly? 3,000 miles — near the middle of its track (a logarithmic track, so a tenth of it is a tenth of the powers of ten it spans). A bracket from 2,300 to 3,900 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How far is it from the pitcher’s rubber to home plate? 60.5 feet — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 54 to 67 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many rooms does Buckingham Palace have? 775 — near the middle of its track (a logarithmic track, so a tenth of it is a tenth of the powers of ten it spans). A bracket from 590 to 1,000 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many fluid ounces are in 7 gallons? 896 — in the upper third of its track (a logarithmic track, so a tenth of it is a tenth of the powers of ten it spans). A bracket from 660 to 1,200 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
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About Bracket
Bracket is Noggin’s estimation puzzle, on the second shelf: five questions a day with a number for an answer, bracketed rather than named, outside the daily line-up. How to play Bracket, or play today’s.