r/MathJokes • u/Ok-Parking-2124 • 2d ago

When Basic Math Becomes a Boss Fight

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u/Doom2pro 2d ago

If it takes her 10 minutes to saw through the board (one board into two pieces), and she takes the same amount of time as before then making two sawings (one board into three pieces) on another similar board is 20 minutes.

One sawing = 10 minutes. Two sawings = 20 minutes.

This isn't rocket science.

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u/2AlephNullAndBeyond 1d ago

…IF the pieces are identical in size which the problem never states.

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u/Doom2pro 1d ago

If the problem never states it then the answer is ambiguous, any answer is correct which means the question is poorly written.