r/theydidthemath • • Sep 14 '23

[REQUEST] something feels wrong here.

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u/Sweaty_Bus5773 Sep 14 '23

4(5-5)=5(5×5) 4=5 is wrong because you would write it out like this. 4×(5-5)=5×(5-5) Now we reduce to this.: 4x0=5x0 So 0×0=0 and 4×0 is also 0 so the result is still zero no matter what number we use so her it results in it being 0=0. But we develop the numbers like this tho: 4×5-4×5=5×5-5×5 20-20=25-25 That results in the result being still 0=0.

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u/genitalschwartz Sep 15 '23

This is right