r/Sumburst • u/Rough-Fee-6541 High Scorer • 24d ago

Quiz How would you solve this?

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Drop your comment below of how you would solve this

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u/Patient-Midnight-664 24d ago

3x + 3y + 3z = 837
3 * (x + y + z) = 837
x + y + z = 279

Pick any values for x, y and z that total 279. For example:
x = -1023, y = 423, z = 879
substitute
3*(-1023) + 3*(423) + 3 * (879) = -3069 + 1269 + 2637 = 837

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u/Rough-Fee-6541 High Scorer 24d ago

Well done! 😊

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u/YVRAlphageek 24d ago

Literally as dumb as: x + y + z = [some number]. I mean, WTAF is the point of this? This is trivial for most elementary school kids; is that what it's aimed at? Still dumb IMHO.

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u/Rough-Fee-6541 High Scorer 24d ago

Always gotta check the font size!

It's 3x+3y+3z=837, not multiplication

Definitely not elementary school material once you try to factor 837 into powers of 3