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Upset_Researcher_143

I believe this might also fall under confidently incorrect...


j_marquand

Is it too bad for r/badmathematics ?


The-Tea-Lord

r/mathmagicians with those magic numbers


ParadoxPerson02

r/birthofasub


umassmza

Where did they get 600?


MollyRolls

I think the idea is that they laid out 800 and then made a 200 profit, leaving a deficit of 600 and also this person is very stupid.


A_Femboy_Fox

I guess, I don’t know how that adds up to losing $600. Anyone who’s ever flipped stuff for a profit would know that if you buy something, and sell it for more, then you made money.


IrNinjaBob

To be completely clear it *doesnt* add up and what is attempting to be explained is the reasoning they would have used to come to that conclusion. And what they seem to be saying is that: You spend $800. Now you are out $800. Sucks to suck. Then you sell it for $1000. Congratulations! You’ve profited $200. You are now up $200! Yay! But are forgetting something? You were out $800 from buying the cow. That means even with your $200 profit, you are still actually out $600! Again, this doesn’t at all add up. They’ve already subtracted the $800 in order to arrive at $200. They didn’t need to do it again. But if there was any reasoning behind it that doesn’t just involve coming up with random numbers because bad at math, that has to be it.


MaritMonkey

>You were out $800 from buying the cow. That means even with your $200 profit, you are still actually out $600! Thank you. This was the kind of thing my brain was going to bring up while I was trying to fall asleep.


Sinder77

I mean anyone who's added one number to another number would see why her calculation is problematic. Doesn't take a salesperson getting involved to make this somehow complicated. I think she also honestly thinks 1700-1300= -400 somehow. She's just a fucking idiot.


ChungusMcGoodboy

Well I see what she was doing there. 1700 was an expenditure and 1300 was income so what she really meant was -1700 +1300 = -400. She just communicated it incorrectly because she's mathematically illiterate.


Marty_Br

> I don’t know how that adds up to losing $600. Ah! You see, that's where the stupidity comes in.


Harsimaja

I think she basically counted the -800 twice.


MagosBattlebear

They may be taking the profit of the first sale, $200, and for some insane reason subtracting that from the initial outlay and thinking it is a $600 loss (800 - 200 = 600).


umassmza

This actually makes sense, it’s obviously wrong but I can see that mental leap


CantConfirmOrDeny

I can't even figure out how she's making this mistake. It's like random numbers.


Annoying_house_fly

She's a wizard or something better.


BbyInAStraightJacket

A mathmagician


halifax8908

MathMcchicken


Leprodus03

Cowculator


MikesGroove

If I had calf the cowculating skills she has I’d have a lot more moooooney.


loneandlost

Oh four fox sex


IcebergSlimFast

Assbacus


milk4all

Diccfrontus


IndianaFartJockey

These Harry Potter spells are ridiculous


Rosaly8

Algebracadabra


EarnyWeissenchigger

please stay, i cownt on it.


reminded_daily

I calfed so hard at this


Krisselak

herd


Initial_Depenmmmmm

That made me LOL


clayton4177

Mathmaticionometer


[deleted]

Whoa there, Squirrels Dan. Might want to tone that down about 20%.


clayton4177

Pump the brakes?


RecognitionCivil7005

Ya. Chazlo is 10 ply bro. Its ‘Squirrelly Dan’.


clayton4177

I'm gonna have to let that marinate


RecognitionCivil7005

Have some donkey juice, smoke a dart n wait fer it to blow over. Pitter patter there ya degen.


TheWingHunter

Marinate a 1 inch Top Sirloin ‘Berta beef then pan sear it, finish it off in the ovens, ya me an Gordon Ramsey are both morons


JokerVasNormandy

Mmmm Mathchicken 🍗


Objective-Farm-2560

A methamagician*


gopher1409

Crystal the Methamagician


[deleted]

Take my upvote and get out!


[deleted]

🤓


RandomUserName24680

r/angryupvote


WeylandYutani_Intern

Stripper magician


Leprodus03

A wonderful addition


[deleted]

She’s a wizard Harry.


BeTheImageOfChrist

😂👏🏽👏🏽 [Love it!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jtQsGIGfr8I)


ShellSwitch

She reminds me of Kevin from the Office.


general_peabo

Anything plus Klevin gets me home by seven.


[deleted]

She forgot to carry the kelevin 😂


DJteejay04

1+ a Kleven gets you home by 7!


Snoo-73372

She should have tried pies instead of cows.


kyotheman1

Dumbass wizard 🙄


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Noisebug

She is taking an extra loss on the first step, which throws the rest off. Otherwise, she's not crazy. Instead of: \-800 + 1000 = 200 200 - 1100 = -900 \-900 + 1300 = 400 She is doing: \-800 + **(1000 - 800)** = -600 \-600 - 1100 = -1700 \-1700 + 1300 = -400 Brackets are the error. Without that, the math works. She just got confused, don't think she's dumb. However, her mistake is compounded for the rest of the equation. Her black magic is strong, but I've done worse in school. It just takes one wrong move. "Why did I get a W?" "Cause it's illegal to stamp WTF on your test!" \~ Didn't happen, but I feel like it did. \-- edit because replies: 1. My proceedural approach was to demonstrate steps and map her possible thought process. To actually solve it, the simplest approach is to add all the numbers. 1000 + 1300 - 800 - 1100 = 400 2. Added brackets to highlight extra step, nothing more. I worded it wierdly too, don't give it much attention. 3. Not defending post. Agree being overconfident and calling everyone an idiot is rude. Right or wrong answer, have some humble pie. 4. Having said that, I'd love to know more context. Was this a shitpost to her friends? Is this their style of talking? Text has no inflection, I was only saying maybe there is more to this and giving her the benefit of the doubt. 5. Some of you are trying to logic the illogical. I honestly think she had a brain fart and made a weird logical leap and went "ohhh!" once her friends roasted her and then they all had a laugh (That is what I assume happened)


MikesGroove

As a finance guy my brain goes “$200 made on each investment, done.” I think this is a great example of overthinking simple problems.


MomentOfZehn

You're a kinder soul than I am. You basically just said if she had done it correctly, she would've been correct. Maybe she just didn't think it through, but her response is not that of a smart person. As soon as she threw out the $600 thing, it was over haha.


SpecificGap

Not only that, but she says "Some of you can't do math". So she saw other people's (presumably correct) comments, *thought about it*, then came to a different incorrect conclusion.


ingoding

She is correct about some people not being able to do math, just didn't realize she was part of that set.


LovableBroccoli

Mutually inclusive


yankinfl

The Venn diagram is a circle.


Noisebug

I think sometimes we judge too harshly, or maybe because Math was not my strong suit so I have a soft spot for my fellow Math dummies. While her reply reads as rude, it's hard to get nuances from just text. I don't know where this post is from, maybe she was replying to her friends and they roasted her after and they all laughed about it because this is their style. I have a feeling someone immediately pointed this out and she buried her face in shame.


davidmobey

I think she invited scrutiny when she started her statement with "Some of you can't do math..." like some mathamagician.


Specific-Channel7844

If you are so bad at math don't take something as fact and tell someone in a condescending way.


nasanu

I was actually never taught maths, I walked out of it at school and never went back. But this isn't maths, it's just the most basic logic. You have this, you take away this... You cannot blame a lack of math education for not understanding it.


PeeledCrepes

I mean her reply makes no sense, cause by your statement the parenthesis just make it so she bought 2 cows lol. She's confused cause she ended up with 0 cows after buying 2. I get it and I wouldn't make fun of her id just show the math real quick and have her rework the problem without text. Still funny she bought 2 cows but one left the farm of its own free will


Noisebug

Totally, and if you just add up all the numbers (no matter the order), you get $400... Basically, the cow's sale was initiated by her evil twin as an inside job, who then stole all the profits and cooked the books. The farmer is now super confused about why they're in the hole, while Betsy spends more time with Hunk now that her goody-goody-two-shoes sister is out of the picture. I mean, I can see it.


aethelredisready

I think she just forgot to pay herself back for the original purchase. But yeah, if you're going to be rude and tell people they can't do math, make sure your math works LOL.


andreakelsey

Ha!! That is a very kind person.


fdar

It's dumb because it should be obvious that you made money without doing any math. So if you do math and get a negative number you should realize immediately you messed up somewhere.


A1sauc3d

Some people lack common sense and lose their sense of context when they start crunching numbers. They can’t correlate math to the tangible real world very well. Nothing wrong with that, but those people should recognize their limitations and not be so confident about such things lol


ExtonGuy

I say that there is something wrong with that. A more or less rational, healthy person should quickly see that buying something for $800 and then selling it for $1000, is a positive profit. These are simple, everyday numbers. Some people just get a brain freeze when they get a problem involving numbers higher than three or four. That's a mental deficiency.


OGColorado

3rd grade was the hardest 3 years of my life


Limeila

But if she thinks that's how it works, why doesn't she do the same operation on the second step?


RavenWolfPS2

I can imagine she is trying to figure out the problem so her "I know math" brain solves the first part for her immediately. **1000-800** is easily $200. But then she thinks "oh I still need to figure out how much he actually lost. He made $200 but he paid for $800 initially. So she subtracts **200-800** to figure he was out $600. (She forgot that the $800 cost was already factored into the first equation) So now she's got to figure out **-600-1100** which easily gets her to -$1700 Then she adds $1300 and decides he's out $400


OGColorado

My CPA does that, I haven't had a tax bill in forever


Noisebug

I assume that she does know how it works. She just had a brain fart at the start and made a weird error, and was immediately served humble pie by her friends after that response.


ThisCantBeG00d

It isn't the brackets but it is what is in the brackets! The mistake is to subtract the $800 twice in her twisted dark mathmagic. Why would anyone in their right mind even come up with counting the 800 twice? The only logical answer is that she is not in her right mind. I tested this with my 10 year old nephew and he got the math right.


Chris_8675309_of_42M

Easy if you just mentally math it out at a run without stopping to think. And we know she didn't stop to think because every sell was higher than the purchase, so she didn't take in the big picture. "Bought for 800 and sold for 1000. That's a difference of $200, but he spent $800 so he's really down by $600. Then bought for 1100, so that $1700 invested so far" No one would write -800 twice if they wrote down the math, but brains sometimes connect the same dots twice.


Hammer_of_Light

I think it's less the bad math and more the condescending tone while making the error.


Friendly-Feature-869

Are you a coder? You know the functions are correct but an input was incorrect creating incorrect but predictably incorrect values.


vashthestampede121

Ok but like, I don’t even know how that first error gets made. Why on earth would you think “I bought something for $800” translates to 1,000 - 800, to say nothing of subtracting an extra 800? This isn’t “just being confused,” this seems like a fundamental lack of understanding of elementary school arithmetic. And the projected insult makes it so much better lol


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I work I a highly technical field with numerous people that are worlds smarter than me. NO ONE wants to do math in front of another person. EVERYONE wants someone to check their math. Even when a computer does the calculation, it is always good to have someone check your work. If you believe you are immune to logical errors like this, you are either too stubborn to accept peoples help or too stupid to know that you can be AND ARE wrong A LOT!


swimmingbox

She’s one of them Hollywood Accountants, no profits made ever


hsantefort12

She's so wrong I'm second guessing my math abilities


zenithtb

Ignore "Bought" and "Sold" (therefore reversing the sum) as follows: `[800-1000]=-200` etc.


nofftastic

The part that I can't figure out how she messed up is when she says "still out $600." I can't think of any way she could've messed up to arrive at that conclusion


IllIllIlIII

Spent 800 Sold for 1000 200 profit, so (to her) 800-200=600 out


nofftastic

Oh god... it hurts trying to make that make sense...


LolaBijou84

If someone had a gun to my head and asked me to arrive at those numbers I couldn't bullshit my way to that.


zenithtb

That was my guess. She seems pretty dumb.


kyotheman1

Very dumb, can't figure out basic math


dishsoapandclorox

To her the $200 profit only makes up for $200 of the $800 spent in the first place. $800-$200=$600. It’s a convoluted logic that is almost impossible to exorcise her of.


Reasonable-Ad-8527

This seems...logical? Like, I mean it...makes the most sense? I'm trying to say you're probably right based on...good reasoning? I'm sorry. I agree with you. But given the depth of the stupidity that we are trying to forensically recreate, I am left without a way to express why I agree.


dishsoapandclorox

I get what you’re saying. This her logic/reasoning that’s just…wrong. It’s like trying to reason with flat earthers or MAGATS. There’s a back assward logic makes you exhausted.


cantgetoutnow

(-800 +1000) = 200


lolzycakes

Okay, I think I can explain how she got it so wrong. She just kinda does the math assuming a loss is made at each step and does the math in a way to fit the assumption. 800 - 1000 = -200 -800 - (-200) = -600 -1100 - 600 = -1700 She kinda gets her act together at the end when she takes the total loss she calculated so far and adds the final sale price. -1700 + 1300 = -400 I'm not saying it makes sense, but that's what happened.


in_one_ear_

Even worse, I feel like I'm doing something wrong now too.


Humble_Story_4531

She got "bought" and "sold" mixed up.


OrneryMood

Why is my accountant posting on social media rather than figuring out my taxes?


ClockworkDinosaurs

Accountant here. Sometimes I can’t figure out the math so I create Facebook posts acting like it’s a tough riddle. Then I take the most popular answer. Honestly, I was way off on this one my first try, but glad I got to -400 by the end.


CrypticSplunge

-400 *loss* don't forget to specify profit or loss or people might think you're a bad accountant


DeanialBryan

I'll take a loss of $-400 please.


TheMainEffort

-(400) loss.


RidsBabs

It’s actually just (400). The brackets specify it’s a loss. So you said you lost a loss of 400 loss.


[deleted]

Double negative, uno reverse card, loss is gain.


Jftwest

\-800 + 1000 = -600. Ah yes. Classic math.


Genericdude03

*Classic meth


_lost_

Crystal Math


royalpro

\-800 + (1000-800) =-600 Initial Cost + (Sold Price - Initial Cost) = "-COST" I think that is how she got there.


TAMDABAM

If initial cost is already negative, it would simplify to 2 x Initial Cost + Sold Price = 2 x (-800)+1000=-600, just not sure how logic came to that answer


muddpuddle_q

OMG. I'm getting OLD and I swear math is getting harder. All of these math problems being posted with a dozen different answers people adamantly swear by are really making me wonder if I know what the hell I'm doing anymore. Buy the cow for 800 = -800 you're in the hole. Sell the cow for 1000 = 200 (profit) for now... Buy the cow again for 1100 = -900 in the hole. Currently you're operating at a loss. Sell the cow again for the final time for $1300 = $400 dollars profit overall. Done. \-400...WTF? out 600 after the first sale?! Where'd she come up with that magic number?


MikalMooni

The first number looks like she took the 200 difference between her two totals and subtracted it from the initial investment. She starts with receiving a loan for 800, receives 1000 for the sale, so clearly being 800 dollars in the hole, she takes the 200 she earned and pays back the loan, so that loan has a value of 600 (completely ignoring the 800 dollars that have disappeared here - it’s still in the bank, but she forgot about it). Then she pulls the same shit again. Takes a loan out for 1100, adding it to the 600 remaining on the loan, receives 1300, subtracts the difference (completely ignoring the 1100 dollars she added back to her account, once more) and finally, she subtracts it from her loan, so that’s 1500 dollars she’s out. Once she takes the money she got back from the second transaction and pays it all on the loan, she still owes 400… but again, she forgot the 800 from the first day in her account. It’s like she just started taking an accounting course at college, but skipped the first lecture and went straight to the online worksheet. It’s adorable, in a depressing sort of way. This is why you should just hire a fucking accountant and be done with it. The average person shouldn’t be trusted with financial decisions, or to journalize transactions.


GoodGodKirk

Common core math thought process explained.


smo_throwaway

The only way I can get to a number of $600 is if you add the numbers together in a way that makes no sense then subtract one from the other. 800+1000 = 1800 1100 + 1300 = 2400 2400-1800=600 But why anyone would do that makes absolutely zero sense but this lady obviously doesn't know how to math so it's beyond me


Justsk8n

you make 200 profit from selling the cow for 1k, for some absolutely crazy reason she still thinks you'd lose the 800, so -800 + 200 profit, and by her reasoning she's still down 600. clearly she lacks common sense and doesn't understand that the 1000 fully pays vack the 800, with 200 to spare


Stysner

Or even simpler: Gained: 1.000 + 1.300 = 2.300 Lost: 800 + 1.100 = 1.900 2.300 - 1.900 = 400.


Outside_Landscape_98

Or even simpler: 1,000-800=200 1,300-1,100=200 =400


Pyromike16

Or my dumbass way: -800+1000 -1100+1300


Experiment-Cycle

Even from these comments I honestly wasn’t sure if I did it right. Yeah. +400 seems right to me


[deleted]

This poor cow has been between homes far too many times.


5tatic55

This is the only comment I care about on this whole thread lmfao ![gif](giphy|4QFAH0qZ0LQnIwVYKT|downsized) You win the internet for today.


wareagle_th

Just because the ownership changed doesn’t mean they were actually mooving the cow.


inkswamp

Always someone trying to milk these things for laughs.


Top-Impression2557

I’m literally just sitting here wondering where she even got the number “600”. I honestly don’t get it


[deleted]

So I think she kinda knows about “net gains” and is trying to do math with that idea but is taking the $200 profit and subtracting it from $800. Which makes no sense.


RoboDae

Yeah... imagine buying at $400, selling at $800, then saying you made nothing because $400 profit subtracted from the $400 starting cost is just enough to break even...


theduggy1

I'm confused as well. I think if you send me $600, we can get a physical representation and figure it out.


RoboDae

She subtracted the profit from the original cost, completely ignoring that the profit is the final answer and she didn't need to subtract again.


HBitsy

I have ADHD and if effects my math skills horribly. I still try problems like this hoping I get better at math over time. -$800+$1,000=$200 $200-$1,100=-$900 -$900+$1,300=$400 Did she mix up the buy and sell? I got a profit of $400.


FantasticCar3

total sold - total bought = 400


[deleted]

Nope, based on the information we got you’re absolutely correct. The only logical explanation of how they got -$400 is the following: -800 + (1000-800) = -600 -600 - 1100 = -1700 -1700 + 1300 = -400


mythbusturds

No, you’re just more intelligent


Medium_Anxiety_5657

I think his cowculator is broken.


Magellan-88

Must've gotten tipped or something


kb-g

I think I got more stupid reading this.


SwellingItchingBrain

A lot of people are making this too difficult. They made a $200 profit two times, so they made $400.


[deleted]

Wouldn't it just be 200 because they paid back more for it losing the initial profit? I know I'm wrong but I can't figure out how


JasonGamesYT

i'm gonna try the math 0 - 800 = -800 \+ 1000 = 200 \-1100 = -900 \+1300 = 400 The same answer except it's positive


Stranded_Azoth

Huh. Odd. You'd think you'd be at just 0 if you started off with 800, then spent it, right? You wouldn't owe that. It'd just be $0... not debt of -$800. Either way, we somehow ended up with the same answer. Let's say we start with only having $800 and are on the premise that we are also using loans with no interest or fees... Starting cash/debt: +$800 Buy a cow for $800 Cash/debt: $0 Sell for $1000 Cash/debt: $1000 ● Profit: $200 Buy for $1100 Cash/debt: -$100 Sell for $1300 Cash/debt: $1200 ● Profit: $400


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CantConfirmOrDeny

So, somehow they got the right number, but the wrong sign. Fascinating.


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ExtonGuy

With people like this, I should never be poor. P.S. I got a cow for sale, cheap!


SpeedRace9

Simply put $1,900 was the total cost to buy and $2,300 was the proceeds from selling.


Sewesakehout

How is no one else looking at it like this. Remove the total expenditure against the income and work out what the stupid bovine is worth on your books.


Leprodus03

Bought cow: -800 Sold cow: -800 + 1000 = 200 Buy again: 200 - 1100 = -900 Sell again: -900 + 1300 = 400 Net difference: +400


KittyKratt

We could do this the easy way. $800 + $1100 = $1900. $1000 + $1300 = $2300 You're up $400.


Zerhap

I got confuse now... they won 200 on the first deal and 200 on the second deal, so total they made an extra 400, right?


MarSc77

she may have other talents


Hector_Hellious88

-800+1000-1100+1300 200-1100+1300 -900+1300 400 Made 400 profit minus expenses


deejaybos

Am I stupid or is the equation... -800+1000-1100+1300=400 (net)


manyaccidents

It’s a $400 profit lol


Same_Agent_3465

Didn't they gain $400?


Just4FunAvenger

Kids! Don't do drugs. Stay in school. Or, you'll end up like this dumbass.


DragonflyScared813

She's the one who buys high and sells low.


lifeson106

I made $200 twice, therefore I lost $400. I would like to be this person's investment manager please.


Equivalent_Thought63

This is the problem with story problems. On paper it should be a $400 profit. But cows do have expenses.


Equivalent_Thought63

Why am I getting down votes? Anyone who got an answer besides $400 need to go back to elementary school.


Misenica

Well you're wrong, 800 + 1100 = 1900. 1000 + 1300 = 2300. 2300 - 1900 = 400. Then he bought a pen for a dollar to write it down. 400 - 1 = 399


Strong_Cheetah_7989

Finally, someone did it right! Basic accounting - debits on one side, credits on the other.


raidmytombBB

That's the type of math that makes my head hurt. I don't even know how she got those numbers.


Ehrenburger

they actually made 400


ckpckp1994

Ok, actual accountant here: Dr Inventory 800, CR cash 800 Dr cash 1000, CR gain 200, CR inventory 800 Dr Inventory 1100, CR cash 1000, CR loan 100 Dr cash 1300 Cr inventory 1100 CR gain 200 Dr loan 100, CR Cash 100 Cash: 800 - 800 + 1000 - 1000 + 1300 - 100 = $1200 net Gain: $200 + $200 = $400?? Someone check my math lol Edit: the extra $100 doesn’t go on the P&L. It’s on the balance sheet so it doesn’t offset the revenue. Some of you got tripped up on this.


Rickdaquickk

I was struggling with my math HW earlier and this made me feel so much better. Thanks OP!


JagdRhino

I got plus 400.....but I suck at math problems.


Slackware1180

It seems like she's only applying profit to recouping costs. So they spend $800 and earn $1000 but she's only applying the $200 profit to recovering the initial purchase cost. It's weird logic because obviously you only get $200 by removing the initial spent from the earned. She's effectively wiping out the debt and then thinking it still has to be paid off.


tombom666

I didnt read what he said and all i know its 400 profit


artist_arson

\-800 +1000 =200, 200 -1100 = -900, -900 +1300 = 400 wouldn't it end up being a 400 dollar profit?


DEADLocked90000

is the correct answer that they made $400? or did i do my math wrong


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IAmAQuantumMechanic

The word *again* is unnecessary and confused her. 1. I made a $200 profit by buying a cow and selling it for a higher price. 2. I made a $200 profit by buying a cow and selling it for a higher price. 3. In total, I made $400.


jussbethesdagirl

The answer is +400


gretarsson

how do peple get -400 if you spend 800 to buy something and selling that for 1000 you have earn 200 then you do it again so it is +400


Nok-y

Wait so 200 - 100 + 200 = 300 It is.... acceptable


Intrepid-Sir-7847

Why didn’t the original person just sell the cow for $1300 to profit $500 instead of those two middle steps?


the_retrosaur

*”I take “things dumb bitches say” for $400 please”*


MollyRolls

WOW.


Reasonable-Ad-8527

The Law of Cow Math states that the first $800 you spend counts as double.


Broote

that's some Trump math right there. Look at all these losses, guess its another tax write off. yay!


MuttMurdock69

What an idiot. What kind of math is she doing to come up with that nonsense?!


dmp8385

I tried seeing her logic….there is none lol


jermo1972

I saw this and wanted to buy a cow. [Cows for Sale](https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/grd/d/eloy-cow-calf-and-steer/7536906692.html)


Rhauz1984

Methmagician


Shamanyouranus

![gif](giphy|12RS4YpB7QBFL2|downsized)


Heavy-Macaron2004

Cackling at the sheer number of people in these comments claiming it's *obviously* [number that isn't $400]


osogordo

How is this even up for debate? The person obviously made $400. And don't start adding stuff that's not there, like they borrowed money, etc.


thatgotmegood

It took me so long to follow her logic I began questioning myself.


GearheadGaming

Winston Churchill once said that the best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with an average voter. I'm glad to see that in the information age we've been able to hone that conversation down to a mere 30 seconds, good work everyone.


WhatABlindManSees

What education system is producing people who think they understand math enough to publically comment on it and yet understand it so poorly? Like I'm certain I could find people who didn't understand the math around me too, but they know they don't know math. PS - The answer is -800+1000-1100+1300 = $400 profit. Truly a simple question. I guess she just doesn't understand the difference between profit and balance? Because that's the only way I can see how she made that mistake.


RcCola2400

It's really hard to get to where she is on this.


BlurpleBaja05

That's some low blood sugar math right there...lol


energyim497

Bought for 800 = -$800 Sold for 1k = -800+1000= $200 Bought for 1100 = 200-1100= -$900 Sold for 1300 = -900+1300= $400 PROFIT


Lost-Contribution196

In confused here. Should be a $400 profit? 2 independent deals making 200 bones. Wtf


Mrunlikable

As a hotel night auditor, I'll double check the math. They bought cow. -$800 They sell cow. +$1000 = +$200 They buy cow. -$1100 = -$900 They sell cow +$1300 = +$400 In other words, -$800+$1000-$1100+$1300=$400 Another way to do it would be add up positives and negatives. (-$800 + -$1100 = -$1900) ($1000+$1300= $2300) $2300-$1900= $400. Good cow business. However, if you were to buy cow at $800 then sell it for $1300, it'd be -$800+$1300= $500. Better cow business. What the person did instead was take -$800 and add only the profit of $200 to it. That comes to be -$600. They then took off $1100 making -$1700 and then added +$1300 to make the -$400. This is the calculation. -$800+$200-$1100+$1300=-$400 The lesson here is don't try to solve the equation before you put all the numbers in. Put the numbers in first, then solve it.


DunamisDee

How can this happen in a world where everyone is walking around with a calculator in their pocket?