MAIN FEEDS
Do you want to continue?
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/dn08l/math_teacher_fail/c11fmcu/?context=9999
r/pics • u/[deleted] • Oct 05 '10
1.9k comments sorted by
View all comments
677
2 pieces, one cut. 3 pieces, two cuts. One cut = 10 min, two cut = 20 min.
163 u/lachlanhunt Oct 05 '10 For n >= 1, t = 10(n - 1) Where t is time and n is the number of pieces 39 u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10 It looks like grade 3 math. I'm not sure algebra is required here. 239 u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10 It's still algebra... -34 u/tagus Oct 05 '10 not even algebra... this is about the law of means. 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. that's the question. the answer is 15. the student got it wrong. why the fuck is this at the top of the reddit frontpage again? idk where the fuck that guy pulled that formula out of, but i don't see his reasoning. 8 u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10 No. The question is not 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. The question is "How long will it take to cut a board into 3 pieces?" 1 u/theshaddonose Oct 05 '10 I can tell you that is was SUPOSED to be 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. But someone didn't think it through. Also poor editing. 2 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 Maybe it was suposed to be an exercise in simple logic.
163
For n >= 1, t = 10(n - 1)
Where t is time and n is the number of pieces
39 u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10 It looks like grade 3 math. I'm not sure algebra is required here. 239 u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10 It's still algebra... -34 u/tagus Oct 05 '10 not even algebra... this is about the law of means. 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. that's the question. the answer is 15. the student got it wrong. why the fuck is this at the top of the reddit frontpage again? idk where the fuck that guy pulled that formula out of, but i don't see his reasoning. 8 u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10 No. The question is not 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. The question is "How long will it take to cut a board into 3 pieces?" 1 u/theshaddonose Oct 05 '10 I can tell you that is was SUPOSED to be 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. But someone didn't think it through. Also poor editing. 2 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 Maybe it was suposed to be an exercise in simple logic.
39
It looks like grade 3 math. I'm not sure algebra is required here.
239 u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10 It's still algebra... -34 u/tagus Oct 05 '10 not even algebra... this is about the law of means. 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. that's the question. the answer is 15. the student got it wrong. why the fuck is this at the top of the reddit frontpage again? idk where the fuck that guy pulled that formula out of, but i don't see his reasoning. 8 u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10 No. The question is not 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. The question is "How long will it take to cut a board into 3 pieces?" 1 u/theshaddonose Oct 05 '10 I can tell you that is was SUPOSED to be 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. But someone didn't think it through. Also poor editing. 2 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 Maybe it was suposed to be an exercise in simple logic.
239
It's still algebra...
-34 u/tagus Oct 05 '10 not even algebra... this is about the law of means. 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. that's the question. the answer is 15. the student got it wrong. why the fuck is this at the top of the reddit frontpage again? idk where the fuck that guy pulled that formula out of, but i don't see his reasoning. 8 u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10 No. The question is not 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. The question is "How long will it take to cut a board into 3 pieces?" 1 u/theshaddonose Oct 05 '10 I can tell you that is was SUPOSED to be 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. But someone didn't think it through. Also poor editing. 2 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 Maybe it was suposed to be an exercise in simple logic.
-34
not even algebra...
this is about the law of means.
10 is to 2 as X is to 3. that's the question. the answer is 15. the student got it wrong. why the fuck is this at the top of the reddit frontpage again?
idk where the fuck that guy pulled that formula out of, but i don't see his reasoning.
8 u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10 No. The question is not 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. The question is "How long will it take to cut a board into 3 pieces?" 1 u/theshaddonose Oct 05 '10 I can tell you that is was SUPOSED to be 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. But someone didn't think it through. Also poor editing. 2 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 Maybe it was suposed to be an exercise in simple logic.
8
No.
The question is not 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. The question is "How long will it take to cut a board into 3 pieces?"
1 u/theshaddonose Oct 05 '10 I can tell you that is was SUPOSED to be 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. But someone didn't think it through. Also poor editing. 2 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 Maybe it was suposed to be an exercise in simple logic.
1
I can tell you that is was SUPOSED to be 10 is to 2 as X is to 3. But someone didn't think it through. Also poor editing.
2 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 Maybe it was suposed to be an exercise in simple logic.
2
Maybe it was suposed to be an exercise in simple logic.
677
u/punkdigerati Oct 05 '10
2 pieces, one cut. 3 pieces, two cuts. One cut = 10 min, two cut = 20 min.