Bracket #30 — the answers
The five questions from October 29, 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 far away is the Sun? | 93M miles | 100,000 to 10B, logarithmic | 52M to 170M |
| 2 | How many minutes are in 17 days? | 24,480 | 1,000 to 100,000, logarithmic | 19,000 to 31,000 |
| 3 | How many miles is a 10K run? | 6.2 miles | 1 to 30 | 4.8 to 7.6 |
| 4 | What year was the Rubik’s Cube invented? | 1,974 | 1,900 to 2,025 | 1,968 to 1,980 |
| 5 | What do the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to? | 666 | 100 to 2,000 | 580 to 760 |
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 far away is the Sun? 93M 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 52M to 170M is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many minutes are in 17 days? 24,480 — 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 19,000 to 31,000 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- How many miles is a 10K run? 6.2 miles — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 4.8 to 7.6 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- What year was the Rubik’s Cube invented? 1,974 — near the middle of its track. A bracket from 1,968 to 1,980 is a tenth of the track and scores 90; the whole track scores 0.
- What do the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to? 666 — in the lower third of its track. A bracket from 580 to 760 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.