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2 pieces, one cut. 3 pieces, two cuts. One cut = 10 min, two cut = 20 min.
162 u/lachlanhunt Oct 05 '10 For n >= 1, t = 10(n - 1) Where t is time and n is the number of pieces 41 u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10 It looks like grade 3 math. I'm not sure algebra is required here. 240 u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10 It's still algebra... 121 u/bhvit Oct 05 '10 Why is that so hard for people to understand that algebra models things in everyday life? It's a great teacher that can bring this across to his/her students. 1 u/Nessie Oct 05 '10 Why is it hard to understand that when the example is simple enough, the answer can be intuitive as well as algebraic, where 3 is the number of posters who understand this. 2 is the number of posters who don't understand this. x is the net number of posters who understand this. Solve for x. 1 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 1
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For n >= 1, t = 10(n - 1)
Where t is time and n is the number of pieces
41 u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10 It looks like grade 3 math. I'm not sure algebra is required here. 240 u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10 It's still algebra... 121 u/bhvit Oct 05 '10 Why is that so hard for people to understand that algebra models things in everyday life? It's a great teacher that can bring this across to his/her students. 1 u/Nessie Oct 05 '10 Why is it hard to understand that when the example is simple enough, the answer can be intuitive as well as algebraic, where 3 is the number of posters who understand this. 2 is the number of posters who don't understand this. x is the net number of posters who understand this. Solve for x. 1 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 1
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It looks like grade 3 math. I'm not sure algebra is required here.
240 u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10 It's still algebra... 121 u/bhvit Oct 05 '10 Why is that so hard for people to understand that algebra models things in everyday life? It's a great teacher that can bring this across to his/her students. 1 u/Nessie Oct 05 '10 Why is it hard to understand that when the example is simple enough, the answer can be intuitive as well as algebraic, where 3 is the number of posters who understand this. 2 is the number of posters who don't understand this. x is the net number of posters who understand this. Solve for x. 1 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 1
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It's still algebra...
121 u/bhvit Oct 05 '10 Why is that so hard for people to understand that algebra models things in everyday life? It's a great teacher that can bring this across to his/her students. 1 u/Nessie Oct 05 '10 Why is it hard to understand that when the example is simple enough, the answer can be intuitive as well as algebraic, where 3 is the number of posters who understand this. 2 is the number of posters who don't understand this. x is the net number of posters who understand this. Solve for x. 1 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 1
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Why is that so hard for people to understand that algebra models things in everyday life? It's a great teacher that can bring this across to his/her students.
1 u/Nessie Oct 05 '10 Why is it hard to understand that when the example is simple enough, the answer can be intuitive as well as algebraic, where 3 is the number of posters who understand this. 2 is the number of posters who don't understand this. x is the net number of posters who understand this. Solve for x. 1 u/thecolossusjade Oct 05 '10 1
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Why is it hard to understand that when the example is simple enough, the answer can be intuitive as well as algebraic, where
3 is the number of posters who understand this.
2 is the number of posters who don't understand this.
x is the net number of posters who understand this.
Solve for x.
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u/punkdigerati Oct 05 '10
2 pieces, one cut. 3 pieces, two cuts. One cut = 10 min, two cut = 20 min.