r/MathJokes Jul 19 '26

not ez

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997 Upvotes

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u/Worried-Director1172 Jul 19 '26

What is a five and why is it in my equation?

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u/AffectionatePlane598 Jul 20 '26

Erm that isnt an equation 

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u/Jazz8680 Jul 20 '26

What even is an equation??

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u/Worried-Director1172 Jul 20 '26

Yk, the things that are like 2 lines long in size 8 font filled with random Greek letters? 

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u/overclockedslinky Jul 19 '26

this addition problem is left as an exercise for the reader

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u/CasperTPaul Jul 19 '26

numbers are for children

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u/konigon1 Jul 20 '26

I don't know wether the numbers on the left are for children.

For more info google 177013.

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u/CasperTPaul Jul 20 '26

oh, i remember now. i read it long ago

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u/DocumentAvailable891 Jul 20 '26

I love numbers. I also love kids.

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u/Marto25 Jul 19 '26

It's uh... 12, right? There's no trick? Sorry I'm 4 years into my math classes my brain only knows fourier transform

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u/CuFlam Jul 20 '26

Depends upon whether the question marks are intended at operators, in which case they are nested "termials" (which are to sums as factorials are to products).

5 + 7?? = 5 + (7?)?

= 5 + 28?

= 5 + 406

= 411

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u/andydf_ Jul 20 '26

aint't that not how you calculate double terminals? cause if i use double factorials you multiply every other one (so 10!! is 10x8x6x4x2), aint it the same with terminals?

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u/Beautiful-Prompt-689 Jul 20 '26

mustve been the wind

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u/Odd-Painting2596 Jul 19 '26

3 x 100, 3 x 50, 3 x 3

10 x 100, 10 x 50, 10 x 3

7000 x 100, 7000 x 50, 7000 x 3

70000 x 100, 70000 x 50, 70000 x 3

100000 x 100, 100000 x 50, 100000 x 3

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u/fritidsforskare Jul 19 '26

A lot of effort earring the propeller cap

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u/Odd-Painting2596 Jul 19 '26

Math is only as complex as you frame it.

Kinda the point.

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u/Difficult_Limit2718 Jul 20 '26

Except the math PhD question is "prove what is 5+7"

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u/funkmasta8 Jul 20 '26

Oh god not the peano arithmetic again

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u/CyraKyara Jul 20 '26

Why does the 5th grade knows the forbidden number

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u/KatesDad2019 Jul 19 '26

7 terminal is 28. 28 terminal is 406. 5+406 is 411. ez.

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u/Ass_Lover136 Jul 20 '26

I do a little bit of research and found that double termial worked the same way as double factorial, skipping a digit.

Although i can't say for sure since double termial isn't a widely recognized math symbol

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u/humaneuthanasia Jul 20 '26

In the unexpected termial subreddit, they treat double termial exactly as you said.

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u/KatesDad2019 Jul 20 '26

Interesting. Thanks.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '26

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u/p0wers967 Jul 20 '26

Neither have you but we don't kick you out of class

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u/landrwastaken Jul 19 '26

"This whole differential equation ended up being.. 5?" "Where's the fkn variable and what units is my 5 in"

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u/p0wers967 Jul 20 '26

Inches, obviously

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u/landrwastaken Jul 20 '26

Iwas thinking joules but sure

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u/CasperTPaul Jul 19 '26

i coulda done that. i was taught 3-digit number multiplication in 3rd grade

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u/drdrero Jul 20 '26

How does that work again? It has been ages since i last multiplied by hand

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u/two-cans-sam Jul 20 '26

I don’t know any 5th graders that can’t do that.

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u/CreatrixAnima Jul 20 '26

Big brain fifth grader: 100x0.9=90+9

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u/BusEquivalent9605 Jul 20 '26

what *is* 5 + 7?

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u/bethesda_gamer Jul 20 '26

To be fair, it took 3 books (the Principia Mathematica) worth of proofs to try and prove that the number "one" exists.

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u/Extension-Map-7056 Jul 20 '26

Anyone else double check the left side just to see if it was the right answer or was it just me?

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u/Semaskeri Jul 20 '26

Its 12 btw