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45 Times People “Didn’t Do The Math” And Got Roasted For It Online (New Pics)
I had a love/hate relationship with math growing up. I remember several particularly painful evenings in middle school, sitting at my family’s dining room table, crying over my math homework because I could not comprehend it.
Thanks to the immense patience shown by my father and my algebra teacher, I learned to appreciate math by the time I made it to high school. Its logic is comforting, and it makes sense (for the most part). Plus, I finally started to understand how useful it would become for the rest of my life. And while most of us don’t need to know how to do long division in our heads, a basic understanding of math can make our lives much easier. And let’s not forget math memes have made dealing with math challenges a little more fun!
Unfortunately, however, some of us never seemed to become friends with math. And as people on the internet are quick to roast others for anything and everything they do wrong, math is no exception. There is an entire subreddit dedicated to laughing at all of the times people had too much confidence in faulty math that did not add up, so we’ve gathered some of our favorite posts just for you.
Whether you’re a mathematician or need a calculator to find out how many hours you work a week, enjoy these posts from “They Didn’t Do The Math” and upvote all of your favorites. Keep reading to also find an interview we were lucky enough to receive from Sofia Baca, one of the hosts of the Breaking Math podcast. Then, if you’re interested in checking out the last Bored Panda piece on this same subreddit, look no further than right here.
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#1
A Post About Triplet Regnancy
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#3
Took A Wizard In The Comments To Understand How Bad The Math Was
Lyone Fein 4 years ago
The commenter's math is wrong. 95% of 150 is 142.50. So lunch costs 7.50.
#5
44 Billion Divided By 8 Billion = 5 Billion
#6
Every 1000 Years?
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
Even more amazing is that if you subtract your age from 2021 (2022 now of course), you'll get your actual birth year! Wow!
#7
How Did Everyone Else Miss This?
#8
He Is Now 100.8 Kg, And 0.794% Ravioli, If The Ravioli Is Part Of Him
#9
Very Interesting
#10
Chicken Nuggets On The Burger King App
#11
What A Deal!
#12
1 Out Of 6 Americans Are Dead Now
#13
Passive Income
#14
50% Larger
#15
Seems Like A Few Extra Zeros
#16
Sims Taxes
#17
8+3 = 10
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
10 counted like this: He's 8 and I'm 10 so 8,9,10! 3 years older! Sadly, many adults count this way too.
#18
Me_irl
#19
H
#20
Exactly
#21
Population Of New Cuyama
#22
I Smell Profit!
Robin Johnson 4 years ago (edited)
Not, not 20%, not not 30%, not not 40%, not not 50%? So it's 130% + 1/2 off.
#23
I Don’t Think They Know What 24/7 Means
#24
Maybe Exercise Your Brain More?
#25
That Isn’t A Majority, But Great Headline
OhnoI’vebeencensored 4 years ago
Badly written, but what it probably meant is 40% responded yes, 35% no and 25% don't know/don't care/cheeseburger
#26
15 / 3 = 0
RandomCitizen 4 years ago
Yea, like tictacs. You don't have to list anything that is below one gram per serving. Since tic-tacs weigh less than a gram, and they count one tic-tac as a serving, they could be 100% sugar, and they could list it as zero sugar.
#27
If I Was 4 When My Brother Was Born And I'm 40 Now How Old Is My Brother?
#28
An Alternative Reality Sequence
#29
Dr. Pepper Has 23 Flavors
rogu laine 4 years ago
don't all the dr peppers have the same flavors? considering they're all the samw dr pepper
#30
Gimme My Milion Baby
#31
If You’re Willing To Spend An Extra 2 Cents It’s A Great Deal!
$cagsy 4 years ago (edited)
This really annoys me. Our supermarket does 'bulk bargains' where they make a big song dance about buying these super big value packs. But it turns out that, if you look at the small print, you would get a better deal if you bought two of the smaller packs. Please don't assume that bigger packs means greater value. At least D!ck Turpin wore a mask.
#32
$132 Per Meter, You Say
#33
Wtf Panda Express?
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
The extra $.40 is for the larger box. They cost more, y'know! (Yes, I am joking)
#34
You Do The Math!
#35
I Don't Think You're Right About That Stat
phil blanque 4 years ago
So who jokes about WWII and cancer? I guess it is all the sociopaths mentioned earlier.
#36
This Is Not How Percents Work, Youtube
#37
Bold Of Them To Assume A Consistent 12.5% Interest Rate And No Inflation
#38
1 Year =~365.25 Days, So...
#39
Save $2... Coles Math
#40
Reddit Premium Pricing
#41
I Felt Young For A Second There
#42
That 3 Pack Deal
Tamsin Far 4 years ago
Happens pretty often at Amazon, they might be sold by different dealers.
#43
They Didn't Math The Ice Pack
Shelli Aderman 4 years ago (edited)
Width, height, depth. What’s the problem? I see the error now. I CLEARLY did not have enough coffee before commenting! 🤣🤣🤣
#44
Nice Try, Amazon
#45
This Statement Is True For Vancouver Housing Prices
#46
Pokémon Go Players Have Huge Calves (Advanture Sync Is Out Since 2018.)
#47
There Was An Attempt To Do The Math
#48
160,000 ÷ 120 = 100?
Zaineb Bookwala 4 years ago
Can someone tell what's the problem with math is? Rent comes to 1333/month, so seems right.
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B.Nelson 4 years ago
As a math teacher I tell students that even if they don't understand matrices or integrals, at least know enough about math to not sound like an idiot on social media because that will follow you for life.
RafCo (he/him) 4 years ago
LOL! I had a math teacher that when asked "will I ever have to know this stuff in real life" said, "if you think the SATs are NOT real life, then you're a fool". But this is way better.
Load More Replies... Billy Harrelson 4 years ago
Math is a lost art. If people would learn it and hold on to it they'd see how there getting ripped off. So I spend a lot of time in grocery stores for my job. Recently I've noticed a family size pack of the Keebler Vienna Fingers cookies. The store has them priced at $4.49 for the regular size and $5.59 for the family size. What are you getting for the extra $1.10? Four cookies.
Jef Bateman 4 years ago
Billy Harrelson - I don't know why you have all these downvotes, but I helped you out with an upvote. One thing that may be affecting you is that you didn't say how many were in the regular size, so it is hard to tell how big a rip off this is.
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B.Nelson 4 years ago
As a math teacher I tell students that even if they don't understand matrices or integrals, at least know enough about math to not sound like an idiot on social media because that will follow you for life.
RafCo (he/him) 4 years ago
LOL! I had a math teacher that when asked "will I ever have to know this stuff in real life" said, "if you think the SATs are NOT real life, then you're a fool". But this is way better.
Load More Replies... Billy Harrelson 4 years ago
Math is a lost art. If people would learn it and hold on to it they'd see how there getting ripped off. So I spend a lot of time in grocery stores for my job. Recently I've noticed a family size pack of the Keebler Vienna Fingers cookies. The store has them priced at $4.49 for the regular size and $5.59 for the family size. What are you getting for the extra $1.10? Four cookies.
Jef Bateman 4 years ago
Billy Harrelson - I don't know why you have all these downvotes, but I helped you out with an upvote. One thing that may be affecting you is that you didn't say how many were in the regular size, so it is hard to tell how big a rip off this is.
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