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re: Bizarre Math Question and Answer breaks the internet - Sorry if already posted
Posted on 4/15/15 at 7:52 pm to GRTiger
Posted on 4/15/15 at 7:52 pm to GRTiger
I'll never admit anything that could remotely be interpreted as me being wrong. That is saved for my wife and my wife only
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I just think some people read equations as sentences, and some see the arguments within the equation. You can read 1-2=x as one minus two. Or it can be read as positive one combined with negative two using addition. I feel the second scenario is more useful when you get deeper into math.
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I just think some people read equations as sentences, and some see the arguments within the equation. You can read 1-2=x as one minus two. Or it can be read as positive one combined with negative two using addition. I feel the second scenario is more useful when you get deeper into math.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 8:00 pm to KG6
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Or it can be read as positive one combined with negative two using addition. I feel the second scenario is more useful when you get deeper into math.
Continuing with that logic, the OP can be read as 48 times .5 times (9+3), right?
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