The **** is that picture "math" is stupid and so open to interpretation as to be worthless.
Can we agree on that?
Screwing up math to add to the confusion
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The **** is that picture "math" is stupid and so open to interpretation as to be worthless.
Can we agree on that?
Toxick
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Maybe.
It's a fun exercise I suppose. Like rebus or a crossword puzzle.
I don't see eggheads ever putting it to a practical application.
ho ho hooo..hold her beer and watch. ;-p
Well, I do know when I go shopping and the little sign says "4 apples for $1" I can calculate that each apple costs 25 cents, regardless of its size, mass, color, origin, or state of ripeness as an apple is ONE UNIT. Again, 4x = 1, solve for x (an apple): divide each size by 4 so 4x/4 = 1/4 and thus x = .25.
It is of note that the most frequent answer to that meme problem on FB (not just my friends, but 1.4M users) was "70". So not only did they not know the order of operations, they also didn't notice that there was only one shock in the last set.
And I'm not gonna lie - my initial answer to that problem was 25.
Well, usually they give you a break on multiples. So a single apple might be 40 cents, but you can get 4 for $1.
I'm a big fan of bulk pricing tricks. Sometimes they're so screwed up I have a moment of silence in admiration for whoever came up with it.
Thus the 4 for $1 because I am a thrifty shopper.
And why I learned to do math in my head or, failing that, whip out the calculator app on my phone. My favorite is different unit pricing on the same types of items: this item is by ounce but the other one is by pound.
GWguy
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Unless you shop at Giant and only buy one, in which case it's only 25 cents. They say 4 for $1, but you don't have to buy 4 to get that price.Thus the 4 for $1 because I am a thrifty shopper.
I read the labels carefully to make sure I am not penalized for not buying the higher quantity, believe me!
Weis was horrible about their little bait-and-switch tactic: big bold letters saying "Buy 4 for $10" but in little teeny print saying "must buy 4 else each is $3.99."
I've run into a few times where the bulk price is higher than if you bought them individually. As in, apples 20 cents each or 4 for $1.
Bah. People use basic algebra every day, they just don't realize it.
I mean, they probably get the wrong outcome, but they use it nonetheless.
@vraiblonde Bam!
I'm very happy being someone who thinks outside the box.
I'll leave the maffs to you all.
Clem72
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So I've got you by two decades, and it definitely was this way when I was taught in gradeschool. So I guess it's more about where you learned, than when.
Midnightrider
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Math isn’t like that. If you don’t follow the rules math doesn’t work.
This really was covered in elementary school. Even most of the dumb kids got it back then.
BTW, the P does not stand for please.
PeoplesElbow
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How the hell do people get 70?
I initially had 17, but I didn't notice there was only a single shock in the bottom line, can you even buy shocks singally?
I initially had 17, but I didn't notice there was only a single shock in the bottom line, can you even buy shocks singally?
Because they didn't multiply first and they also didn't realize there was only one shock.
5+2x10
5+2=7
7x10=70
How did you get 17?
PeoplesElbow
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Three pistons are $30, so they are $10 each.
One piston and two tires are $20, so $10 +$2x = $20, this solves for tires being $5 each
One tire and two sets of shocks are $9, $5 + $2y = $9, this solves for shocks being $2 a set
The final line $5 +$2 + $10 = $17
So the $70 is a mystery to me because you can have a total of 4 pistons, 3 tires, and 2 sets of shocks for $59 and this gives you lots of spare parts that you don't need, so how the hell do people get $70 for less stuff?
+++++++++++ OOPS+++++++++++
I also just noticed that they multiply by a piston, how the hell do you multiply by a piston? I saw it as addition originally. That is also how i got $17.