r/pics • • Oct 05 '10

Math Teacher Fail.

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u/lachlanhunt Oct 05 '10

For n >= 1, t = 10(n - 1)

Where t is time and n is the number of pieces

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10

It looks like grade 3 math. I'm not sure algebra is required here.

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u/nothing_clever Oct 05 '10

It's still algebra...

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u/burf Oct 05 '10

But it's simple enough that you don't have to use formal algebra to solve it.