Restringing a 5-string banjo?

Question

Ok so I got the strings off and got 5 new strings out in front of me. But I don't know what thickness comes first! The strings I have are: .012, .016, .023, and two .010's.

Can someone tell me the order of them from top to bottom?

Answer 1

From top to bottom:

5th string: .010

4th string: .023

3rd string: .016

2nd string: .012

1st string: .010

Answer 2

1. Bottom -.010

2.next up .012

3. .016

4 .023

5 (short one) .010

Unless something very strange is happening the bass strings of an instrument are always the thicker ones.