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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by wischi@programming.dev to c/memes@lemmy.ml

https://zeta.one/viral-math/

I wrote a (very long) blog post about those viral math problems and am looking for feedback, especially from people who are not convinced that the problem is ambiguous.

It's about a 30min read so thank you in advance if you really take the time to read it, but I think it's worth it if you joined such discussions in the past, but I'm probably biased because I wrote it :)

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[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 27 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

My TI-84 Plus is my holy oracle, I will go with whatever it says.

And then get distracted and play some Doom.

[-] TokyoMonsterTrucker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It will give 9, just like my 89 emulator. It treats division like a fraction. For a TI, the entire denominator of a fraction needs to be in parentheses or you get into trouble.

[-] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It treats division like a fraction

Which is why it gives the wrong answer.

Also you shouldn't be adding a dot between the 2 and the brackets - that also changes the answer.

[-] wischi@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago
[-] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago

TI calcs give the wrong answer, and it's in their manual why - they only follow the Primary School rule ("inside the brackets"), not the High School rule which supersedes it (The Distributive Law).

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