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re: Bizarre Math Question and Answer breaks the internet - Sorry if already posted
Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:47 am to ell_13
Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:47 am to ell_13
quote:
Posted by ell_13
addition and subtraction don't work the same as multiplication and division.
12/2*3
LtoR = 18
RtoL = 2
- if you did math correctly, it does. You're implying that LtoR the 3 is a whole number, but RtoL it's a fraction. Those aren't the same equations. In other words, you're saying:
12/2 *3 =18
Then
1/3 * 12/2 = 2
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Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:53 am to snoggerT
quote:Every number is a fraction, fwiw.
You're implying that LtoR the 3 is a whole number, but RtoL it's a fraction
There is no "implying" here. It's three whole numbers which, when worked one way, get one result and when worked the opposite way, get another.
quote:That's the whole damn point.
Those aren't the same equations
quote:Which is why syntax matters. Are you trolling?
12/2 *3 =18
Then
1/3 * 12/2 = 2
This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 8:54 am
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