2QUESTION 2 OF 3
Answer & explanation
The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.
Answer & explanation
Official answer
2,262
lawyers
How to estimate it
Fermi’s official “Napkin math”
The easiest place to start is Alaska's population, which is small, about 700,000. How many of them are lawyers? Not many. Call it 1 in every 250 people.
- Alaska population
- 700,000
- Share who are lawyers
- 1 in 250
- 700,000 ÷ 250
- ≈ 2,800
Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.
Source calculation & reference
- Alaska Bar members, all statuses
- 4,990
- Active and living in Alaska
- 2,262
- Cross-check, ABA resident active count (2024)
- 2,294
- ≈
- 2,262
Reference cited by Fermi: Alaska Bar Association membership statistics
How close was your guess?
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