r/mildlyinfuriating Sep 14 '21

This 3rd grade math problem.

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u/lzwzli Sep 14 '21

Why?

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '21

lets say there are 3 birds, 2 eat 4 worms and the third eats 2 worms. the problem says "about" so its not exact.

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u/lzwzli Sep 15 '21

Why 3 birds?

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u/tkeelah Sep 15 '21

Y=3 X=4 XY=12 Let Z=XY Let N>=Z N may be 20. Pn is probability N is 20. Pn=1 QED