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[+] -18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (22 children)

it's

a badly

written

math

problem

Seriously, every time this comes up and everyone makes a huge deal out of it, I keep thinking, "none of the people writing these better be teachers." You have to be more clear than this.

Edit: ok, not so much this one. I just read the words and assumed the math problem was one of the ambiguous ones. Stand down, soldiers.

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  • [–] 27 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    no

    it's

    fucking

    not

    This is just basic algebra, this is actually how the problems in algebra I are written. What the fuck?

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  • [–] -5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Whoa, you went from 0 to 100 on rage super quick. You ok buddy?

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I'm great, thanks for asking. I had just woken up and I haven't been sleeping much lately. It's very possible that what I percieved as a perfectly normal way to state that I was taken aback that you could say that about this math problem, came across to you instead as an assault. Please know that wasn't my intention, and I regret the way I phrased that. Thank you for your concern.

    Just fucking read the content before you comment next time, okay pal? 😂

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Well and truly noted. I was unaware until I got called out on it, so the whole experience has made me wonder how often I do that sort of thing without realizing it.

    Pretty hypocritical on my part, since I'm usually on team hey-actually-read-it-before-you-comment.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (9 children)

    how should it have been written?

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (8 children)

    Nope, you're right. I just read the words and assumed it was one of the terrible ones.

    This one is just...math.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (7 children)

    This one is just…math

    They ALL are

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    They're definitely not

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    They’re definitely not

    Says person who definitely can't give a single example of any that aren't 🙄

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    I don't take homework from insufferably smug jerks on the Internet. Have a good one.

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago* (3 children)

    I don’t take homework from insufferably smug jerks on the Internet

    Nor Maths teachers apparently, which would explain a lot. Hilarious that you say goodbye when you can't back up what you said with a single example

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Believe what you like. Including that all mathematics communication and education is flawless and incapable of any ambiguity, apparently.

    But for your own growth as a person, I recommend you chew on this: the people who write these "questions" to put on Facebook are exploiting the exact same mindset that made you decide that insulting my intelligence was the best way to have this conversation, and using it to get a massive amount of rage-baity engagement. They're not teachers trying to educate. They're scammers trying to build up a following so that they can execute a scam.

    Actual math educators, on the other hand, are moving away from using the "PEMDAS" (or "BEDMAS") acronyms because of the ambiguity inherent in them, and using "GEMS" (or "GEMA") instead. Partially because, if even smart people who know PEMDAS can get confused, the acronym must not be all that useful.

    Anyway. You're trying to make me mad, and for a minute it worked. But I'm over it. Again--have a good one.

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Believe what you like.

    Same as all Mathematicians, textbooks and proofs.

    Including that all mathematics communication and education is flawless and incapable of any ambiguity, apparently

    Yep

    made you decide that insulting my intelligence was the best way to have this conversation

    you were the one who decided to refuse to look in Maths textbooks 🙄

    Actual math educators, on the other hand, are moving away from using the “PEMDAS” (or “BEDMAS”) acronyms

    No they aren't.

    because of the ambiguity inherent in them

    There isn't any ambiguity in them 🙄

    using “GEMS” (or “GEMA”) instead

    Nope. No Maths textbooks are using that.

    the acronym must not be all that useful.

    And if that is true, then GEMA would be completely useless 🙄

    You’re trying to make me mad,

    No I'm not.

    Again–have a good one

    Again, you still couldn't provide a shred of evidence to support your argument

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I think it's reasonable if you consider the kind of physical situation it might represent.

    You visit a farm and there are 2 unpackaged apples. There are also 5 packages that hold 8 apples but 5 have been removed from each. How many apples are there?

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    In fairness, this one isn't nearly as bad as most of the ambiguous problems that get passed around on Facebook with multiple parentheticals and such.

    Your word problem is excellent.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    it’s

    a badly

    written

    math

    problem

    No it isn't.

    none of the people writing these better be teachers

    I am, and it's written correctly

    You have to be more clear than this

    It's already 100% clear to everyone who remembers the rules of Maths

    assumed the math problem was one of the ambiguous ones

    NONE of them are ambiguous

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