▲ 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
[–] 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