105 (now 106) GEC Giveaway - A Counting Game - WINNER ANNOUNCED!

Sway back and 53 tea bags.

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I wrote this last night before heading to bed at 9pm EDT, but apparently failed to post it. :(
There are a total of 52 letters (24+28) in the two red-ringed lines.
(I had never heard of the University of Grand Rapids before reading this plaque; may have been a casualty of World War II.)
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John's diagram of the 10th triangular number, showing that 1+2+3+...+9+10 = 55, is related to my double-9 set of dominoes! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
The domino set has 10 pieces with at least one 9: 9/0 9/1 9/2 ... 9/9 (corresponding to the bottom row in John's triangular array).
There are 9 additional dominoes with 8 being the bigger number on them: 8/0 8/1 ... 8/8 (corresponding to the next row up in John's diagram).
The pattern continues with 8 dominoes having 7 as their bigger number, 7 dominoes with 6 as bigger set of dots on them, ..., 2 pieces with the bigger set of dots being 1 (1/0 1/1), and finally 1 double-0 domino (corresponding to the top row in John's stack).

Anyway, now we can see WHY the box claims there are 55 dominoes in the double-nine set! ;):thumbsup::cool:
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5K Qs said:
John's diagram of the 10th triangular number, showing that 1+2+3+...+9+10 = 55, is related to my double-9 set of dominoes! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
The domino set has 10 pieces with at least one 9: 9/0 9/1 9/2 ... 9/9 (corresponding to the bottom row in John's triangular array).
There are 9 additional dominoes with 8 being the bigger number on them: 8/0 8/1 ... 8/8 (corresponding to the next row up in John's diagram).
The pattern continues with 8 dominoes having 7 as their bigger number, 7 dominoes with 6 as bigger set of dots on them, ..., 2 pieces with the bigger set of dots being 1 (1/0 1/1), and finally 1 double-0 domino (corresponding to the top row in John's stack).

Anyway, now we can see WHY the box claims there are 55 dominoes in the double-nine set! ;):thumbsup::cool:
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I love Algebra! BUT where is the knife in that Domino 55? :D
 
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5K Qs said:
John's diagram of the 10th triangular number, showing that 1+2+3+...+9+10 = 55, is related to my double-9 set of dominoes! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
The domino set has 10 pieces with at least one 9: 9/0 9/1 9/2 ... 9/9 (corresponding to the bottom row in John's triangular array).
There are 9 additional dominoes with 8 being the bigger number on them: 8/0 8/1 ... 8/8 (corresponding to the next row up in John's diagram).
The pattern continues with 8 dominoes having 7 as their bigger number, 7 dominoes with 6 as bigger set of dots on them, ..., 2 pieces with the bigger set of dots being 1 (1/0 1/1), and finally 1 double-0 domino (corresponding to the top row in John's stack).

Anyway, now we can see WHY the box claims there are 55 dominoes in the double-nine set! ;):thumbsup::cool:
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Gotta post a knife too, Gary. ;)
 
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