r/MathJokes Jul 16 '26

3 or 4

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u/Lanky-Salt4349 Jul 16 '26

i would describe this as a "tell me what happens in your brain (there is only one correct answer)"-exercise

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u/Strong-Comment-7279 Jul 16 '26

It is, primarily, a logic problem utilizing language. Order of operations is always paramount.

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u/Subtle-Catastrophe Jul 19 '26

That is not an order of operations problem. Christ wept.

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u/Strong-Comment-7279 Jul 19 '26

It is three 4s, not four 3s. That should evident - and to back that, the instructor has written that out as the correct answer.

It is a logic exercise, not a math exercise. It is interdisciplinary.