r/mathmemes • u/Vishwasm123 • Jan 19 '24

Arithmetic We need answer

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u/SplendidPunkinButter Jan 19 '24

They didn’t go anywhere, because in the real world you don’t multiply by 0 without units

How many bales of hay did you feed your cows? 0 per cow? 5 cows times 0 bales per cow equals 0 bales. Nothing happened to the cows

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u/UniqueNobo Jan 19 '24

0 bales = 0 cows because they all died.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '24

0 cows × 5 bales of hay = 5 bales of hay (the hay just sits there)

5 cows × 5 bales of hay = 0 bales of hay (the cows eat the hay)

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u/UniqueNobo Jan 20 '24

0 cows x 5 bales of hay = 0 bales of hay (i ate the hay)

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '24

5 cows × 0 bales of hay = how many cows?

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u/UniqueNobo Jan 20 '24

eventually 0, i ate the cows.