Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 days agoKid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshitlemmy.worldimagemessage-square282linkfedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down132
arrow-up1984arrow-down1imageKid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshitlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square282linkfedilink
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down14·5 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-squarechunes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·5 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-down1·5 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.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·5 days agoBut it’s perfectly reasonable for Marty to order the bigger pizza because he is a greedy bastard.
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.
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.
But it’s perfectly reasonable for Marty to order the bigger pizza because he is a greedy bastard.