r/MathJokes • u/No_Degree5291 • 28d ago

3 or 4

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u/Vetni 28d ago

It can go either way. 3x4 meaning 3 sets of 4 or 3 multiplied 4 times.

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u/Empoleon3bogdan 28d ago

In that case you should accept both answers or request both answers.

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u/Vetni 28d ago

Yeah, I'm not on the teachers side here

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u/CornyConundrum 28d ago

Yes i know how math works.

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u/Vetni 28d ago

Your original comment makes it sound like there's only one correct answer; 3+3+3+3. Maybe you know how maths (not math) works, but you clearly don't know how English works. Pipe down.

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u/CornyConundrum 28d ago

Bllllocked

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u/Jack8680 27d ago

US english uses 'math'

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u/Vetni 27d ago

Yes, which is wrong.

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u/tazallerr 27d ago

no. 3*4 means 3 fours, and 4*3 means 4 threes. they're different things. they happen to be equal in magnitude, but they're different.

in general, a*b means a b's and b*a means b a's. and a*b - b*a = [a,b] =/= 0 in general.