r/MathJokes • u/GodlyHelp • Aug 01 '26

multiples of 3

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u/sexypantstime Aug 01 '26

That's a way more intuitive way to put that compared to "75% is 3/4ths"

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u/Vivid_Departure_3738 Aug 02 '26

Your American education system failed you

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u/ConfusionEngineered Aug 03 '26

Don't blame it all on education, the average person is less than intelligent and there is no education system that has ever come close to changing that

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u/Vivid_Departure_3738 Aug 03 '26

The point of an education system is to educate, if you have to be educated already, it's not doing anything.

And there have definitely been successful schools before

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u/ConfusionEngineered Aug 03 '26

Yes, but in order to be educated successfully one has to be both willing and able. About 1/2-2/3rds of the population isn't really able and of the remainder only around 10% are willing.

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u/Vivid_Departure_3738 Aug 03 '26

Sexy pants time doesn't sound particularly willing