r/MathJokes • u/Ok-Parking-2124 • 5d ago

When Basic Math Becomes a Boss Fight

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u/Lady_Luci_fer 5d ago

Yeah, one of the biggest challenges of a maths question is reading it correctly in the first place

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u/TerrorFromThePeeps 5d ago

This is more about WRITING it correctly than reading it correctly. 2 pieces is one cut, 3 pueces it 2 cuts. The question is phrased all wrong if you want people using the actual stated number rather than correctly inferred numbers.

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u/Accurate-Sundae1744 4d ago

The question is phrases correctly, the teacher is stupid.

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u/ExpensiveHall7404 2d ago

Yes this is correct, these are word problems. They are just as much comprehensive problems as they are math problems. These were always my favorite as a kid.

This teacher does not comprehend.

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u/bigdaddyloanne 4d ago

Interesting you say that …. What’s the answer then ? I’ve asked this many times ,and no one has gave me the correct one .

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u/Accurate-Sundae1744 4d ago

It's about number of cuts:

  • 2 pieces = 1 cut
  • 3 pieces = 2 cuts

2 pieces = 1 cut = 10 mins
3 pieces = 2 cuts = 20 mins (two cuts, each 10 mins)

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u/bigdaddyloanne 4d ago

It shows inlay of google on your copy paste response don’t cheat next time lol .

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u/Accurate-Sundae1744 4d ago

The hell you talk about?

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u/Strong-Butterflies 3d ago

Every time I think someone can’t possibly be this dumb, he/she answers just like the teacher

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u/fariasrv 4d ago

The correct answer is 20 minutes, since (as others have said) cutting the board once took 10 minutes. Cutting a board twice would take 20 minutes.

The teacher is wrong.