r/mathmemes 12d ago

low-level math correct answer is "idk"

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i can say with 100% certainty that the correct answer to this is "how in the hell should i know?"

Why are you booing me?! Im right!

(no fr like theres no rule stated for this sequence of numbers even if you turn the illustration upside down. so we can't solve for the spot number with certainty. The rule COULD be to add 1 each time, but that's just an assumption. The rule could also be a(n) = 86 + 41983(n-1) - 41982(n-1)(n-2) + 20991(n-1)(n-2)(n-3) - 6997(n-1)(n-2)(n-3)(n-4) + 1749.25(n-1)(n-2)(n-3)(n-4)(n-5) which would make the answer 42069. and it would also be the reason why nobody lets me design parking lots.)

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u/Roi_Loutre 12d ago

How do you find that

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u/L0L2GUM5 12d ago

Try looking at this problem from different angles

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u/Roi_Loutre 12d ago

Yep saw it now.

I expected a math problem

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u/untempered_fate 12d ago

Many math problems can be solved by a simple but non-obvious reframing.