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Math is not a democracy (lemmy.world)
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[–] 81 points 9 months ago (8 children)

A multiple choice question where all the answers are wrong, says nothing about math or the mathematical understanding of the general population.

This is engagementbait and its hooked you too.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    No u

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  • [–] -2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    That’s normal for multiple choice, and sometimes all the answers are correct. You’re supposed to pick the most correct based on the viewpoint of the course.

    We can assume it’s 16 because the audience weren’t taught order of operations. (2+2)*4

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    That’s normal for multiple choice

    No it isn't.

    sometimes all the answers are correct

    Not in multiple choice they aren't. At best you might have "D) All of the above" if there's genuinely more than 1 answer

    We can assume

    Someone screwed up somewhere, and there will be lots of complaints from students. Despite it being "you only had 1 job", proofreaders still miss things sometimes...

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    All I can assume from you is that you never did multiple choice questions in University.

    There’s a reason essay questions are considered easier.

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