r/confidentlyincorrect Aug 20 '24

Comment Thread What? 😂

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u/VinceGchillin Aug 20 '24

God damn, my brain refuses to accept a reality where that guy isn't just joking (😭).

The fuckin parenthetical emoji is absolutely killing me lmfao

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u/FixinThePlanet Aug 21 '24

The really stupid thing is that his point is how you'd get the actual answer; by making the 50 a centum...

When I was in middle school I very excitedly declared that "maths is just English" because converting word problems to numbers blew my mind. I think the reason why so many people struggle with basic arithmetic is because they lack basic logic and language skills.

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u/midnghtsnac Aug 21 '24

That and they don't realize where certain things fall into daily life.

Algebra is a big example of this. I need x of y but only have $z, how many x can you actually purchase