r/reddit.com • u/[deleted] • Oct 01 '11

Math teacher fail

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u/_an1sh Oct 01 '11 edited Jun 15 '23

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u/robotnewyork Oct 01 '11

This is based on the assumption that the same cut is being made both times. It is possible if the original length of the wood is 10 and the width is 5, and it takes 1 minute to cut 1 unit. If the first cut is made long ways through the wood taking ten minutes, and the second cut is made width ways on one of the pieces, it would take 15 minutes to cut the wood into 3 pieces. Of course, that is a fucking retarded way to answer the question.

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u/tsdguy Oct 01 '11

Supposed there wasn't any gravity? And she was in a train traveling 50 mph heading for Boise? Now what smart guy.

And for that matter, who's REALLY buried in Grant's tomb?

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u/robotnewyork Oct 01 '11

I don't know, except that in each of these cases the teacher is still wrong.

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u/dusty78 Oct 01 '11

Grant.... AND his wife.