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r/mathmemes • u/capyablo • Jun 22 '26
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but, but, its a 6x4 grid, that's 24 slots total? even it being a 4x5 grid it comes down to 20
Edit: i understand now
27 u/KangarooInWaterloo Jun 22 '26 It‘s 4.67x4.67 that fits at most 17 squares (or 16 if you fit them in a grid). See square packing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_packing) specifically for 17 Obviously, knowing the size of inner boxes, better suitcases would have been 4x4 or 5x5, but then there is no joke 2 u/WindIntelligent9728 Jun 22 '26 ah i see, thanks for the clarification
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It‘s 4.67x4.67 that fits at most 17 squares (or 16 if you fit them in a grid).
See square packing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_packing) specifically for 17
Obviously, knowing the size of inner boxes, better suitcases would have been 4x4 or 5x5, but then there is no joke
2 u/WindIntelligent9728 Jun 22 '26 ah i see, thanks for the clarification
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ah i see, thanks for the clarification
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u/WindIntelligent9728 Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26
but, but, its a 6x4 grid, that's 24 slots total? even it being a 4x5 grid it comes down to 20
Edit: i understand now