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How many gas stations are there in the United States?
Riddle
How many gas stations are there in the United States?
Choose an answer
A.10,000
B.1,000,000
C.50,000
D.160000
Hint: It's a word with 0 letters, starting with "1".
Answer
160000
Why this is the answer
This is a Fermi problem. Based on a population of 330 million and roughly 1 station per 2,000-2,500 people, 160,000 is a standard estimate.
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