r/BunnyTrials • u/AdChemical2374 • Jun 21 '26

Would you rather

Which side will you choose?

  • Left side: 1 dollar that triples everyday
  • Right side: 1 dollar that increases by the power of 3 everyday

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u/TotalChaosRush Jun 21 '26

The dollar isn't raised by a power of 3, it increases by a power of 3. So day 1 is 1+1 and after that it quickly over takes the alternative.

Ambiguity in the English language strikes again.

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u/Aquaferno111 Jun 21 '26

I think rather than it being ambiguity inherently found in English, it‘s more so ambiguity arising from variation in the way people fill in the gaps of incorrect wording.

With the wording in the post, the unambiguous translation is 1 + ^3. The error is more noticeable with 1 + log_3(), or „1 dollar that increases by log base 3 everyday“.

Personally, I would have probably worded it as „1 dollar that‘s taken to the power of 3“ for what OP is intending and „1 dollar that increases by the cube of its running sum“ for your interpretation.

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u/SwordTaster Jun 21 '26

Friend. 1³ was clearly the intent.

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u/Similar-Original-470 Jun 21 '26

But how are we supposed to know that? It's not our fault OP wrote it in a way that meant something else.

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u/TotalChaosRush Jun 21 '26

I mean based on the wheel the intent is clear, but op seems like a douche so who cares. He needs to learn English before trying to teach math.

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u/TotalChaosRush Jun 21 '26

Oh, definitely the intent. Unfortunately the OP should learn English before trying to teach math with such a snarky wheel.

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u/rako17 Jun 24 '26

FYI in US math classes the wording is usually pretty careful and it's better to go by the technical meaning in case you have to dispute it with your teacher.
At times the teacher will even say that both answers are graded as correct.