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https://zeta.one/viral-math/

I wrote a (very long) blog post about those viral math problems and am looking for feedback, especially from people who are not convinced that the problem is ambiguous.

It's about a 30min read so thank you in advance if you really take the time to read it, but I think it's worth it if you joined such discussions in the past, but I'm probably biased because I wrote it :)

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[–] SmartmanApps 0 points 10 months ago

basic calculator to solve multi part problems

This isn't a multi-part problem, and any basic calculator other than Texas Instruments gets it correct.

These things are almost always written as fractions

Fractions are always written as fractions - they are 1 term - 2 separate terms are always separated by an operator, such as a division sign, like in this case.

the Kahn Academy or something similar.

Good advice! In particular look up what they say about The Distributive Law.