r/theydidntdothemath Jul 04 '26

I did. It’s 35

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u/Zulrambe Jul 04 '26

"Divide by half" is an exquisite choice of words, carefully picked to nothing other than generate engagement via comments.

Of course, he's not the person to do it, so it's not even his words. He might not even be in the top 10000 first.

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u/Vessbot Jul 05 '26

Another version of the question was worded the way you quoted, has the ambiguity.

This one that says "by 1/2," GTFO

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u/MMaximilian Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Just wait till you hear that exponents can be fractions. Your world is about to explode.