Mishustin gave the eighth graders a math problem

On September 1, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin set a mathematical problem for eighth grade students during a visit to the Domodedovo Orbita Educational Complex.

The head of government arrived at the school on the first day of the new school year and visited the eighth-graders of the specialized space class. He suggested that the children solve the riddle of the overgrowth of the lake with reeds.

"The lake is overgrown with reeds. Every next day, it grows twice as much as the previous day. Today, for example, it has grown by one—seventh, tomorrow — by two-seventh, the day after tomorrow - by four-seventh. Every day. So, on the 30th day, it was overgrown by half. When will it completely overgrow?" Mishustin asked the eighth graders.

One of the students immediately replied that the lake would be overgrown on the 31st day, explaining that the area was doubling. The Prime Minister praised the student and promised to give him a book. Mishustin also congratulated the students on the start of the school year and wished them success.

There is such a desk: On September 1, more than 17 million children enrolled in Russian schools

Festive lines, lessons and family traditions: how teachers and students celebrated Knowledge Day

On the same day, an unusual interactive lesson for ninth graders called "Open Lesson on the Contrary" was held in one of the Moscow schools as part of the celebrations for Knowledge Day on September 1. The students and adults switched roles immediately after the ceremonial lineup. During this experiment, the current deputies of the Fair Russia party sat at the student desks. The teenagers took turns calling the parliamentarians to the blackboard, independently announced the topics of the school curriculum and asked adults questions to test their knowledge, with State Duma deputy Anatoly Wasserman becoming one of the examinees.