▲ 488 ▼ Tracey fucked around and found out (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 month ago by OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 127 points 1 month ago* (9 children) What? Tracey takes 4 from Rachel. Tracey now has 4, or 1 quarter, Rachel has now 12, or 3 quarters. Tracey asks for the remaining quarter. ..what 'remaining' quarter? Tracey should get a slap because they obviously don't know what a quarter is. permalink fedilink source hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] miseducator@lemmy.world 72 points 1 month ago Yeah, should be something along the lines of "... asks for a quarter of the remaining chocolate bars". Or maybe not. Who knows? permalink fedilink source parent [–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 37 points 1 month ago (2 children) This sounds like some SAT "make questions harder by making them more confusing" bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Shizzymcjizzles@fedinsfw.app 8 points 1 month ago That shit drove me insane. You'd think they would vet the questions better. I spent more time trying to understand what it was they wanted solved than actually solving it. Once that was clear finding the answers took no time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago Wait until no one is proofreading Ai tests. If Tom has four apples and Jeff is invisible, how far is it to Perth Australia? permalink fedilink source parent [–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago It's a trick question. Tracey purposely asks for "the remaining quarter", which is inherently unclear. She then exploits Rachel's confusion to run off with all 16 chocolate bars. People like Tracey should be behind bars (pun not intended). permalink fedilink source parent [–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 12 points 1 month ago While we are at it, the teacher needs a slap too. That was obviously the correct answer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) OK, start with 16 and she takes 4, so you have 12 left. Now of that 12 she wants a quarter of them, 1/4 x 12 = 3. Add that 3 to the 4 she took at the start and you have 7 total. The wording makes the question confusing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago The wording doesn't make the question confusing, the wording is incorrect in the English language. The "remaining quarter" implies only a quarter (4) remains of the original total (16) after the described transactions. It should say she asks for "a quarter of the remaining". permalink fedilink source parent [–] cantaloup@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago Maybe it's like Tracey ends up with 4 chocolate bars and ¢25 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago The quarter wasn't about candy, Rachel slings all types of dope. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) A quarter is 25% of anything. If she has 12 left, 25% is 3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] luthis@lemmy.nz 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yes but that isn't a remaining quarter. That's another quarter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Yes. It's worded very strange. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JayDee@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (1 child) The 'remaining' quarter means a quarter of what is remaining of Rachel's pile. The phrasing is odd but there really isn't any way to misconstrue it without turning the meaning into nonsense that you can't do math on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] luthis@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) A quarter of the remaining total ≠ the remaining quarter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JayDee@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) It absolutely is 1/4th of what remains. Rachel will be left with 9 and Tracey will have 7. They're not going to say 'what remains of the quarter tracy took' because it's nonsensical. Tracy took a quarter so there's nothing that remains of the quarter tracy took. they're not going to mean 'there is only one quarter left and tracy takes It' either, because that also is nonsense. The only meaning that makes any possible sense, then, is 'tracy takes one quarter of what remains', which is 12/4 = 3. Tracy takes 3, that's the only answer that makes logical sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] miseducator@lemmy.world 72 points 1 month ago Yeah, should be something along the lines of "... asks for a quarter of the remaining chocolate bars". Or maybe not. Who knows? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 37 points 1 month ago (2 children) This sounds like some SAT "make questions harder by making them more confusing" bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Shizzymcjizzles@fedinsfw.app 8 points 1 month ago That shit drove me insane. You'd think they would vet the questions better. I spent more time trying to understand what it was they wanted solved than actually solving it. Once that was clear finding the answers took no time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago Wait until no one is proofreading Ai tests. If Tom has four apples and Jeff is invisible, how far is it to Perth Australia? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Shizzymcjizzles@fedinsfw.app 8 points 1 month ago That shit drove me insane. You'd think they would vet the questions better. I spent more time trying to understand what it was they wanted solved than actually solving it. Once that was clear finding the answers took no time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago Wait until no one is proofreading Ai tests. If Tom has four apples and Jeff is invisible, how far is it to Perth Australia? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago It's a trick question. Tracey purposely asks for "the remaining quarter", which is inherently unclear. She then exploits Rachel's confusion to run off with all 16 chocolate bars. People like Tracey should be behind bars (pun not intended). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 12 points 1 month ago While we are at it, the teacher needs a slap too. That was obviously the correct answer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) OK, start with 16 and she takes 4, so you have 12 left. Now of that 12 she wants a quarter of them, 1/4 x 12 = 3. Add that 3 to the 4 she took at the start and you have 7 total. The wording makes the question confusing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago The wording doesn't make the question confusing, the wording is incorrect in the English language. The "remaining quarter" implies only a quarter (4) remains of the original total (16) after the described transactions. It should say she asks for "a quarter of the remaining". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago The wording doesn't make the question confusing, the wording is incorrect in the English language. The "remaining quarter" implies only a quarter (4) remains of the original total (16) after the described transactions. It should say she asks for "a quarter of the remaining". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cantaloup@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago Maybe it's like Tracey ends up with 4 chocolate bars and ¢25 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago The quarter wasn't about candy, Rachel slings all types of dope. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) A quarter is 25% of anything. If she has 12 left, 25% is 3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] luthis@lemmy.nz 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yes but that isn't a remaining quarter. That's another quarter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Yes. It's worded very strange. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) Yes but that isn't a remaining quarter. That's another quarter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Yes. It's worded very strange. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Yes. It's worded very strange. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JayDee@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (1 child) The 'remaining' quarter means a quarter of what is remaining of Rachel's pile. The phrasing is odd but there really isn't any way to misconstrue it without turning the meaning into nonsense that you can't do math on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] luthis@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) A quarter of the remaining total ≠ the remaining quarter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JayDee@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) It absolutely is 1/4th of what remains. Rachel will be left with 9 and Tracey will have 7. They're not going to say 'what remains of the quarter tracy took' because it's nonsensical. Tracy took a quarter so there's nothing that remains of the quarter tracy took. they're not going to mean 'there is only one quarter left and tracy takes It' either, because that also is nonsense. The only meaning that makes any possible sense, then, is 'tracy takes one quarter of what remains', which is 12/4 = 3. Tracy takes 3, that's the only answer that makes logical sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 month ago (1 child) A quarter of the remaining total ≠ the remaining quarter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JayDee@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) It absolutely is 1/4th of what remains. Rachel will be left with 9 and Tracey will have 7. They're not going to say 'what remains of the quarter tracy took' because it's nonsensical. Tracy took a quarter so there's nothing that remains of the quarter tracy took. they're not going to mean 'there is only one quarter left and tracy takes It' either, because that also is nonsense. The only meaning that makes any possible sense, then, is 'tracy takes one quarter of what remains', which is 12/4 = 3. Tracy takes 3, that's the only answer that makes logical sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JayDee@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) It absolutely is 1/4th of what remains. Rachel will be left with 9 and Tracey will have 7. They're not going to say 'what remains of the quarter tracy took' because it's nonsensical. Tracy took a quarter so there's nothing that remains of the quarter tracy took. they're not going to mean 'there is only one quarter left and tracy takes It' either, because that also is nonsense. The only meaning that makes any possible sense, then, is 'tracy takes one quarter of what remains', which is 12/4 = 3. Tracy takes 3, that's the only answer that makes logical sense. permalink fedilink source parent
