How many folds does it take to get to the moon? My answer is 42, and its super unrealistic because folding that object that many times. There is no way that it would reach the moon in 42 folds. Im guessing that it would be wide, but i do not think that really matters. After doing this assignment i figured that with every fold the layers increase by two. Also there will eventually be a time where you can not fold anymore, because of a bog in the paper! You must take each fold and add the layers together. After it is all done it would take 42 folds to get to the moon!