Question

How much chocolates (aero, kitkate, skittles) would be inside a about 1600 ML jar and if I counted (predicted about) 14 or 15 chocolates per side (not counted the inside) How many(in boxes) (all combined with all the options)?

Answer 1

To estimate how many chocolates of Aero, KitKat, and Skittles could fit in a 1600 mL jar, you first need to consider the volume of each type of chocolate.

1. **Volume of Chocolates**:
- **Aero Bar**: A standard Aero bar weighs about 35g and has a volume of roughly 30 mL.
- **KitKat**: A standard KitKat bar (4 fingers) weighs about 41g and has a volume of approximately 40 mL.
- **Skittles**: A standard bag of Skittles (approximately 60g) has a volume of about 200 mL, which means each Skittle can be estimated at around 1.3 mL.

2. **Volume Available**:
Since you're counting about 14-15 chocolates per side, we can calculate the total number of chocolates that could fit in that volume. Assuming a jar has a cylindrical shape and taking an average packing efficiency into account, we can just use the volume for simplicity.

3. **Estimating Total**:
- Let's assume an average size (or volume) for each chocolate type:
- Average Aero: ~30 mL
- Average KitKat: ~40 mL
- Average Skittle: ~1.3 mL

Then calculate how many fit:
- Assuming you are only filling with one type (for simplicity):
- For Aero: \( \frac{1600 \, \text{mL}}{30 \, \text{mL}} \approx 53.33 \Rightarrow 53 \, \text{bars} \)
- For KitKat: \( \frac{1600 \, \text{mL}}{40 \, \text{mL}} \approx 40 \Rightarrow 40 \, \text{bars} \)
- For Skittles: \( \frac{1600 \, \text{mL}}{1.3 \, \text{mL}} \approx 1230.77 \Rightarrow 1230 \, \text{Skittles} \)

4. **Combining All**:
A mix of these chocolates can be harder to predict without knowing the exact ratio, but for example you could split the jar among them.

- Let's assume you divide the jar equally:
- Each type would get about \( \frac{1600 \text{ mL}}{3} \approx 533.33 \text{ mL} \)
- Aero: \( \frac{533.33 \text{ mL}}{30 \text{ mL}} \approx 17.78 \Rightarrow 17 \, \text{bars} \)
- KitKat: \( \frac{533.33 \text{ mL}}{40 \text{ mL}} \approx 13.33 \Rightarrow 13 \, \text{bars} \)
- Skittles: \( \frac{533.33 \text{ mL}}{1.3 \text{ mL}} \approx 410.26 \Rightarrow 410 \, \text{Skittles} \)

This gives a total of approximately:
- 17 Aero bars
- 13 KitKat bars
- 410 Skittles

**In total**: 17 + 13 + 410 = **440 individual pieces of chocolates (Aero, KitKat, Skittles combined)**.

If estimating by boxes:
- Aero and KitKat usually come in packs of 3-5, while Skittles come in bags often containing about 50-60 skittles.

Depending on your local packaging information, you'll have to translate the numbers into boxes or packs. For instance:
- 17 Aero bars might equal 4-5 boxes (assuming 3-5 bars per box).
- 13 KitKats could be around 2-3 boxes.
- 410 Skittles might mean around 7-8 bags (assuming about 50-60 per bag).

So, the exact number of boxes will depend on how they are packaged in your location, but you'll be looking at about 7-10 boxes/packs total for a mix.