▲ 739 ▼ Fucking math... (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 1 year ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 69 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago* (6 children) Is it weird that I just went start: 75 to actual decimal: .75 *2*2: 1.5 -> 3 permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago (4 children) Nah we all do weird shit. I did 4x75, then moved from 300. to 3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zulu@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) Meanwhile im the idiot thats like "uh 10% of 75 is 7.5, half it for 5% of 75 is 3.75, 1% of 75 is .75, so its probably 3?" Lets pray thats one of the options on the multiple choice. Oh the professor wants me to show my math? Well lets hope he's open to me being an abstract dumbass that is capable of getting the right answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago If the professor is actually a professor and not a teacher, they probably appreciate your line of thinking permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yes, but then I have to do 4 x 75 = 50 + 25 + 50 + 25 + 50 + 25 + 50 + 25 = 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 200 + 100 = 300 in that same order because non-maths brain. permalink fedilink source parent [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I just figured 4% is 1/25 and divided 75/25 permalink fedilink source parent [–] muhyb@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago That's how my brain works as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago (4 children) Nah we all do weird shit. I did 4x75, then moved from 300. to 3 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zulu@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) Meanwhile im the idiot thats like "uh 10% of 75 is 7.5, half it for 5% of 75 is 3.75, 1% of 75 is .75, so its probably 3?" Lets pray thats one of the options on the multiple choice. Oh the professor wants me to show my math? Well lets hope he's open to me being an abstract dumbass that is capable of getting the right answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago If the professor is actually a professor and not a teacher, they probably appreciate your line of thinking permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yes, but then I have to do 4 x 75 = 50 + 25 + 50 + 25 + 50 + 25 + 50 + 25 = 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 200 + 100 = 300 in that same order because non-maths brain. permalink fedilink source parent [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I just figured 4% is 1/25 and divided 75/25 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zulu@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) Meanwhile im the idiot thats like "uh 10% of 75 is 7.5, half it for 5% of 75 is 3.75, 1% of 75 is .75, so its probably 3?" Lets pray thats one of the options on the multiple choice. Oh the professor wants me to show my math? Well lets hope he's open to me being an abstract dumbass that is capable of getting the right answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago If the professor is actually a professor and not a teacher, they probably appreciate your line of thinking permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago If the professor is actually a professor and not a teacher, they probably appreciate your line of thinking permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Yes, but then I have to do 4 x 75 = 50 + 25 + 50 + 25 + 50 + 25 + 50 + 25 = 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 200 + 100 = 300 in that same order because non-maths brain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I just figured 4% is 1/25 and divided 75/25 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] muhyb@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago That's how my brain works as well. permalink fedilink source parent