randRangeWeighted(3, 12, 1, 1 / 6) D_PARENT === 1 ? randRange(3, 12) : (rand(5) > 0 ? D_PARENT : 1)
D_PARENT === 1 ? randRange(1, 4) : randRangeExclude(2, 2 * D_PARENT - 1, [D_PARENT]) D_OFFSPRING === 1 ? randRange(1, 4) : randRangeExclude(2, 2 * D_OFFSPRING - 1, [D_OFFSPRING])
D_PARENT === 1 ? N_PARENT : mixedOrImproper(N_PARENT, D_PARENT) D_OFFSPRING === 1 ? N_OFFSPRING : mixedOrImproper(N_OFFSPRING, D_OFFSPRING) N_PARENT / D_PARENT N_OFFSPRING / D_OFFSPRING OFFSPRING / PARENT D_PARENT === 1 ? D_OFFSPRING : D_PARENT N_PARENT * (D_PARENT === 1 ? D : 1) N_OFFSPRING * (D_OFFSPRING === 1 ? D : 1) new Plural(function(n) { return $.ngettext("unit", "units", n); })

The starting block below is CODE_PARENT D_PARENT === 1 ? plural_form(UNIT, N_PARENT) : plural_form(UNIT) long. Use the tools to the right to convert the starting block into the goal block that is CODE_OFFSPRING units long. You can see your progress as the current block.

Starting Block:

initSliceClone(["current_block"]); init({range: [[0, 1], [0, 1]], scale: [500, 25 ]}); rectchart([1, 0], ["#e00", "#999"]);

Current Block:

init({ range: [[0, 1], [0, 1] ], scale: [500, 25]}); rectchart([1, 0], ["#e00", "#999"]);

Goal Block:

init({range: [[0, 1], [0, 1]], scale: [500 * ANSWER, 25]}); rectchart([1, 0], [BLUE, "#999"]);
Cut into 1 piece
Copy 1 time
[pieces, times['current_block']]
return roundTo(3, guess[1] / guess[0]) === roundTo(3, ANSWER);
pieces = guess[0]; times['current_block'] = guess[1]; updateGraphAndAnswer();
$('#pieces').text(plural(guess[0], 'piece')); $('#current_block_times').text(plural(guess[1], 'time'));

The starting block of length CODE_PARENT units can be rewritten as fraction(N_PARENT_EXPANDED, D).

The goal block of length CODE_OFFSPRING units can be rewritten as fraction(N_OFFSPRING_EXPANDED, D).

Cutting the starting block into x pieces is the same as dividing it by x.

Therefore cutting the starting block into N_PARENT_EXPANDED pieces is the same as:

\dfrac{N_PARENT_EXPANDED}{D} รท N_PARENT_EXPANDED = \dfrac{N_PARENT_EXPANDED}{D} \cdot \dfrac{1}{N_PARENT_EXPANDED} = \dfrac{1}{D}

Copying the resulting block y times is the same as multiplying it by y.

Therefore copying the resulting block N_OFFSPRING_EXPANDED times is the same as:

\dfrac{1}{D} \cdot N_OFFSPRING_EXPANDED = \dfrac{N_OFFSPRING_EXPANDED}{D}

Notice that we end up with a block the same size as the goal block.

Therefore the solution is to cut the starting block into N_PARENT_EXPANDED pieces and copy the resulting block N_OFFSPRING_EXPANDED times.