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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was the tense that had me uncertain ("everyday I'm shuffling").  I get the riff, but it just makes things a little confusing.  If it were a 5th (?) grade problem introducing probabilities, then I'd think it was looking for just one-day probability.  But if high school, I'd think seven-day consecutive probability.[/quote]
That's what the imperfect grammar was attempting to make clear.  I think it's trying to say:  "Every day, I'm [doing a, b, c, or d]."  Poorly written, especially for a math problem.   [/quote]

Totally agree. While "every day, I'm shuffling" sounds grammatically incorrect, it's actually correct and precise in the context of this assignment and makes it very clear that the answer is looking for "I'm shuffling" on all of the days (each and every day). In an English essay, you'd probably say "every day, I shuffle" to express a habit.

No wonder that the rest of the world thinks German should be the language of choice for science and math (as French for diplomacy). The English language does not do well on math problems, which, come to think of it, may be one reason the US trails so many other countries when it comes to math.[/quote]

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