Is there a way to figure this out?
2006-10-27 14:55:51 · 8 answers · asked by Special J 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Just enough to bore you into wondering how many there really are.
2006-10-27 14:57:25 · answer #1 · answered by Rick R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have access to a very sensitive and accurate scale? You can count something between 100 to 500 grains, weigh them and then divide the weight of box by the weight of your sample and the do a cross multiplication:
x = (number of grains * weight of the box)/weight of the sample.
2006-10-27 22:02:36 · answer #2 · answered by smarties 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drop grains of rice onto a gram balance until it reads 1 gram. Then you know the number of grains per gram. See how many grams of rice are in the box (454 grams per pound or 28.4 grams per ounce) and multiply times the number of grains per gram.
2006-10-27 22:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you can count them. One... two... three... Oh wait! One... two... three... LOL
In a 16 oz. box of rice, there will be about 8-10 thousand grains.
2006-10-27 21:58:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use algorithms..
Like the weight, length, size, volume etc...
2006-10-28 01:01:24 · answer #5 · answered by Pamela 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dump them onto the table and count them
2006-10-27 22:04:01 · answer #6 · answered by someone_you_wish_you_knew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was counting . . . and then I sneezed . . . one, two three . ..
2006-10-27 22:03:42 · answer #7 · answered by mrssamikeyp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
billions..
2006-10-27 21:56:54 · answer #8 · answered by Ken and Wendy M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋