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Question 1040680: A large pile of soil is divided into 10 piles. One of these is further divided into 10 smaller​ piles, and so on.
a. Assuming enough​ soil, can exactly 27 piles be obtained this​ way?
b. What is the number of piles after the nth​ division?

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