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The number of Quart Mason Jar Cylindrical Jarof candies in a jar, bowl or other container is calculated using the Candies in A Jar calculator.This is useful in the contest.It uses the volume density of the candies and the calculated estimate volume of different shape of containers to estimate the number of candies in a container.You can watch the video instructions on YouTube.

What is the shape of the container?The calculator uses five container shapes and gives you a formula based on them.

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The math behind these formulas is straight forward.The volume of the shapes is calculated using basic Euclidean (3D) geometry.The shapes have geometric names.