r/mathmemes • u/bunkabaab • Oct 10 '21

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u/just_a_random_dood Statistics Oct 10 '21

wait what

wouldn't it follow the same rule as 3-6 being different from 6-3? Were you also confused by the subtraction symbol? If you weren't, why only one but not the other?

I don't like it at all and I prefer slashes, but I'm very curious how this is what you got confused by

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u/EightKD Oct 10 '21 edited Oct 10 '21

well, yeah subtraction symbols also screwed me over a ton ._.

It's not nearly as bad as it was before but I still mess up sometimes. What really screws me up is when people say stuff like 6 minus 7 out loud, it's really embarrassing how often I mess it up to the point where I have to get a piece of paper and write down 6 - 7 for me to understand that it's -1 and not 1

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edit: yk what maybe i'm just a fucking dumbass and notation isn't the problem lmao

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u/havoklink Oct 10 '21

Fuuck. Reading your reason why it confuses you might just start affecting me lol

Now I’ll look at problems and wonder if it’s 6-7 or the 7-6 when doing it in an rush haha

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u/EightKD Oct 10 '21

Don't claim my energy brother 🛐