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Lord love a duck - I just had a student simplify the number 4 into 1.

Posted by Reagen Nov 10 '19, 11:33

Like, just 4.

Responses:

Standing on the shoulders of Terence Howard. -- nm - Roger More Nov 10, 12:31 1
- Just wait until Terrence finally gets that patent. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 10, 12:39
He's working in Z mod Z. -- (link*) - Baron of Beef Nov 10, 12:10
As much as the how, there's the why? There's nothing wrong with 4 -- nm - JD Nov 10, 11:37 6
- using their logic, all math problems = 1 - Reagen Nov 10, 12:00 5
  - Everything is 1s and 0s. -- nm - Spawn Nov 10, 12:17 2
    - If you're smart enough to answer in binary, I'll accept it -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 12:18 1
      - 01000011 01101111 01101111 01101100 -- nm - David Nov 10, 12:22
  - I think the larger question is why are you with students on a sunday?? -- nm - Beaker Nov 10, 12:02 1
    - Marking. Last thing before report cards. -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 12:08
That’s gonna have a profound impact on all maths. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 10, 11:35 4
- A lot of buildings just fell down. -- nm - Reagen Nov 10, 11:41 3
  - (I've laughed at this joke on three separate occasions.) -- nm - David Nov 10, 12:25
  - Whoa, gravity -- nm - Amoxy Nov 10, 11:44 1
    - Check if his great grandfather designed the Tacoma Narrows bridge -- nm - zork Nov 10, 12:24
He rounded down? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 10, 11:35 5
- 4 = 2 = 1 -- nm - Actual Statement Nov 10, 11:44 4
  - "You know: for kids!" -- nm - Max Nov 10, 13:22
  - If not for this I'd suspect a zero exponent in invisible ink had been the culprit -- nm - zork Nov 10, 12:26
  - MOE 400% -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 10, 11:53
  - maybe they're expressing it in the abstact, like performance art. Why would you deny their artistic freedom, you monster. -- nm - mud Nov 10, 11:53

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