https://zeta.one/viral-math/

I wrote a (very long) blog post about those viral math problems and am looking for feedback, especially from people who are not convinced that the problem is ambiguous.

It’s about a 30min read so thank you in advance if you really take the time to read it, but I think it’s worth it if you joined such discussions in the past, but I’m probably biased because I wrote it :)

  • basic calculator to solve multi part problems

    This isn’t a multi-part problem, and any basic calculator other than Texas Instruments gets it correct.

    These things are almost always written as fractions

    Fractions are always written as fractions - they are 1 term - 2 separate terms are always separated by an operator, such as a division sign, like in this case.

    the Kahn Academy or something similar.

    Good advice! In particular look up what they say about The Distributive Law.