Hello MathHelp,
This is a problem for one of those RTS/4X games.
We have four values..
1400
690
4030
5920
each of these values is increasing (or decreasing) by
+200
+486
+166
-161 (decreasing)
respectively, per hour.
Is there a formula or factor method I can use to calculate WHEN these values will be equal or almost equal? Like a point where all of them will 4800. In how many hours/minutes?
If the 4th value of decreasing rate complicates matters. We can leave that out and only calculate for the increasing values. I think if we do that it becomes a form LCM problem?
Also when I say the value increases by +200 per hour it means it increases by approx 3.34 per minute, and similarly for the other values too. Trickle growth.
Previously used a graphing method and just found the point where all three intersect.
This is a problem for one of those RTS/4X games.
We have four values..
1400
690
4030
5920
each of these values is increasing (or decreasing) by
+200
+486
+166
-161 (decreasing)
respectively, per hour.
Is there a formula or factor method I can use to calculate WHEN these values will be equal or almost equal? Like a point where all of them will 4800. In how many hours/minutes?
If the 4th value of decreasing rate complicates matters. We can leave that out and only calculate for the increasing values. I think if we do that it becomes a form LCM problem?
Also when I say the value increases by +200 per hour it means it increases by approx 3.34 per minute, and similarly for the other values too. Trickle growth.
Previously used a graphing method and just found the point where all three intersect.