SOLUTION: 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 ob
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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? Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):