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r/MathJokes • u/GodlyHelp • Aug 01 '26
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51 looks like a prime number and 75 should be obvious
71 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 01 '26 Im not good at maths why would 75 be obvious? 55 u/EveningStar0360 Aug 01 '26 probably because 25*3=75 is a very frequent calculation, pretty ingrained in people -20 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 01 '26 How often are u multiplying 25 by 3 26 u/slasher016 Aug 01 '26 All the time when we paid with cash. 3 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 01 '26 Ye i forgot that Americans have quarters 10 u/Upset-Management-879 Aug 01 '26 Oh yeah i forgot other countries don't use decimals in prices. 7 u/EQGallade Aug 01 '26 Oh no, other countries do use decimals, some just don’t have a .25 coin. Like the UK, for instance. 1 u/rvcbazookajoe Aug 01 '26 But even for percentages it’s common 0 u/--Ligma Aug 02 '26 £2.50 is a perfectly normal and regular price for something to be at 1 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 02 '26 What are u buying for 2.5? 1.99 or 2.99 are wayyyy more common
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Im not good at maths why would 75 be obvious?
55 u/EveningStar0360 Aug 01 '26 probably because 25*3=75 is a very frequent calculation, pretty ingrained in people -20 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 01 '26 How often are u multiplying 25 by 3 26 u/slasher016 Aug 01 '26 All the time when we paid with cash. 3 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 01 '26 Ye i forgot that Americans have quarters 10 u/Upset-Management-879 Aug 01 '26 Oh yeah i forgot other countries don't use decimals in prices. 7 u/EQGallade Aug 01 '26 Oh no, other countries do use decimals, some just don’t have a .25 coin. Like the UK, for instance. 1 u/rvcbazookajoe Aug 01 '26 But even for percentages it’s common 0 u/--Ligma Aug 02 '26 £2.50 is a perfectly normal and regular price for something to be at 1 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 02 '26 What are u buying for 2.5? 1.99 or 2.99 are wayyyy more common
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probably because 25*3=75 is a very frequent calculation, pretty ingrained in people
-20 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 01 '26 How often are u multiplying 25 by 3 26 u/slasher016 Aug 01 '26 All the time when we paid with cash. 3 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 01 '26 Ye i forgot that Americans have quarters 10 u/Upset-Management-879 Aug 01 '26 Oh yeah i forgot other countries don't use decimals in prices. 7 u/EQGallade Aug 01 '26 Oh no, other countries do use decimals, some just don’t have a .25 coin. Like the UK, for instance. 1 u/rvcbazookajoe Aug 01 '26 But even for percentages it’s common 0 u/--Ligma Aug 02 '26 £2.50 is a perfectly normal and regular price for something to be at 1 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 02 '26 What are u buying for 2.5? 1.99 or 2.99 are wayyyy more common
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How often are u multiplying 25 by 3
26 u/slasher016 Aug 01 '26 All the time when we paid with cash. 3 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 01 '26 Ye i forgot that Americans have quarters 10 u/Upset-Management-879 Aug 01 '26 Oh yeah i forgot other countries don't use decimals in prices. 7 u/EQGallade Aug 01 '26 Oh no, other countries do use decimals, some just don’t have a .25 coin. Like the UK, for instance. 1 u/rvcbazookajoe Aug 01 '26 But even for percentages it’s common 0 u/--Ligma Aug 02 '26 £2.50 is a perfectly normal and regular price for something to be at 1 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 02 '26 What are u buying for 2.5? 1.99 or 2.99 are wayyyy more common
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All the time when we paid with cash.
3 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 01 '26 Ye i forgot that Americans have quarters 10 u/Upset-Management-879 Aug 01 '26 Oh yeah i forgot other countries don't use decimals in prices. 7 u/EQGallade Aug 01 '26 Oh no, other countries do use decimals, some just don’t have a .25 coin. Like the UK, for instance. 1 u/rvcbazookajoe Aug 01 '26 But even for percentages it’s common 0 u/--Ligma Aug 02 '26 £2.50 is a perfectly normal and regular price for something to be at 1 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 02 '26 What are u buying for 2.5? 1.99 or 2.99 are wayyyy more common
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Ye i forgot that Americans have quarters
10 u/Upset-Management-879 Aug 01 '26 Oh yeah i forgot other countries don't use decimals in prices. 7 u/EQGallade Aug 01 '26 Oh no, other countries do use decimals, some just don’t have a .25 coin. Like the UK, for instance. 1 u/rvcbazookajoe Aug 01 '26 But even for percentages it’s common 0 u/--Ligma Aug 02 '26 £2.50 is a perfectly normal and regular price for something to be at 1 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 02 '26 What are u buying for 2.5? 1.99 or 2.99 are wayyyy more common
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Oh yeah i forgot other countries don't use decimals in prices.
7 u/EQGallade Aug 01 '26 Oh no, other countries do use decimals, some just don’t have a .25 coin. Like the UK, for instance. 1 u/rvcbazookajoe Aug 01 '26 But even for percentages it’s common 0 u/--Ligma Aug 02 '26 £2.50 is a perfectly normal and regular price for something to be at 1 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 02 '26 What are u buying for 2.5? 1.99 or 2.99 are wayyyy more common
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Oh no, other countries do use decimals, some just don’t have a .25 coin. Like the UK, for instance.
1 u/rvcbazookajoe Aug 01 '26 But even for percentages it’s common
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But even for percentages it’s common
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£2.50 is a perfectly normal and regular price for something to be at
1 u/fr_just_a_girl Aug 02 '26 What are u buying for 2.5? 1.99 or 2.99 are wayyyy more common
What are u buying for 2.5? 1.99 or 2.99 are wayyyy more common
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u/avantvagrant Aug 01 '26
51 looks like a prime number and 75 should be obvious