Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 12 days agoKid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshitlemmy.worldimagemessage-square286linkfedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down132
arrow-up1987arrow-down1imageKid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshitlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square286linkfedilink
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down14·11 days ago reasonableness Every time this gets reposted, everyone misses this first word. This isn’t a maths question. It’s asking the student to read the question and make an observation if it’s a reasonable question and answer. And with the information provided it’s not.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·11 days agoBut it’s perfectly reasonable for Marty to order the bigger pizza because he is a greedy bastard.
minus-squarechunes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·11 days agoI’m sorry, what? There is precisely nothing unreasonable about this question. It has a correct answer that can be found with basic logic
minus-squareHawk@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 days agoYeah, most pizzerias sell many sizes. Both answers are valid. In fact, i would argue making an assumption, in this case about size, without declaring it, is in fact less reasonable.
Every time this gets reposted, everyone misses this first word.
This isn’t a maths question.
It’s asking the student to read the question and make an observation if it’s a reasonable question and answer.
And with the information provided it’s not.
But it’s perfectly reasonable for Marty to order the bigger pizza because he is a greedy bastard.
I’m sorry, what? There is precisely nothing unreasonable about this question. It has a correct answer that can be found with basic logic
Yeah, most pizzerias sell many sizes. Both answers are valid.
In fact, i would argue making an assumption, in this case about size, without declaring it, is in fact less reasonable.