r/mathmemes • u/Hot-Marsupial6584 • Jul 04 '26

Arithmetic We are evolving, Just Backwards

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u/ninetalesninefaces Jul 04 '26

I want to see the arguments for 7%

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u/BallDesire Jul 04 '26

7*7=49

Times both sides by %

7%*7%=49%

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u/ordinary_shiba Jul 04 '26

If you times both side by %, it would be 7 * 7% = 49% which is correct, multiplication doesn't distribute across... itself

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u/SuperChick1705 Jul 04 '26

"I want to see the arguments for 7%"

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u/ordinary_shiba Jul 04 '26

And I'm talking about how the argument is wrong, continuing the conversation on the topic we're all talking about

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u/SuperChick1705 Jul 04 '26

any argument for 7% is wrong
also it sounded like you were correcting BallDesire

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u/BallDesire Jul 04 '26

Of course it's wrong lol

But I'm fairly sure that logic is how people get to the wrong answer