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48. Ummm, OK

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The Internet is losing its mind about this confusing pizza math problem [View all] GummyBearz Mar 2016 OP

That teacher is unfit to teach math and shoud be fired. Like, right now. DetlefK Mar 2016 #1

That is a smart kid, of course that is the only answer. Rex Mar 2016 #2

The student had a clever answer, but it seems the correct answer was "it's not possible" arcane1 Mar 2016 #3

Of course its possible philosslayer Mar 2016 #7

Yep, in fact it is the teacher that is wrong. Rex Mar 2016 #10

Wow. Android3.14 Mar 2016 #52

Yes, you are missing the key element, pizza is not a one size fits all and the teacher Rex Mar 2016 #61

The teacher didn't write the question Puddleglum Mar 2016 #68

No. The question as stated doesn't give the student that option; besides, if one pizza is larger, tblue37 Mar 2016 #76

Wouldn't there be an answer key for a test like this that the teacher would be using? n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2016 #4

Marty's was a deep dish, Luis ate the thin crust . . . Journeyman Mar 2016 #5

I get around such ambiguities by always ordering the largest pizza available and... stone space Mar 2016 #6

This is the correct answer... cyberswede Mar 2016 #69

Marty and Luis are the same person. Orrex Mar 2016 #8

Luis got drunk and Marty bogarted one of his slices when he went for another beer Major Nikon Mar 2016 #12

I say the kid learned an extremely valuable lesson Major Nikon Mar 2016 #9

So depressing on so many levels GummyBearz Mar 2016 #18

When you master that concept BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #41

That level of bullshit is stacked much higher Major Nikon Mar 2016 #58

That's pretty much it pokerfan Mar 2016 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author DUbeornot2be Mar 2016 #77

Marty! Stop eating other people's pizza! struggle4progress Mar 2016 #11

The kid and a friend should bring pizzas and demonstrate. Jerry442 Mar 2016 #13

A pizza in Hand is worth two in the weed pintobean Mar 2016 #14

The question was written incorrectly. How is this possible is the wrong question to ask. haele Mar 2016 #15

Complete nonsense anigbrowl Mar 2016 #19

Sigh. We're talking about the same process here, just from different perspectives. haele Mar 2016 #44

FWIW cemaphonic Mar 2016 #50

About 50% overcast here in San Luis Obispo. From which I obviously conclude that petronius Mar 2016 #57

How does "Reasonableness" apply in that context? arcane1 Mar 2016 #51

Fail on the test wording... Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #16

The fail is on your part anigbrowl Mar 2016 #20

No... Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #23

No it isn't, because the fact that pizza comes in different sizes is common knowledge anigbrowl Mar 2016 #26

But if the question was changed it would explicitly state that they are the same size. DesMoinesDem Mar 2016 #28

Or it might state that they were eating hot dogs instead of pizza, or... anigbrowl Mar 2016 #30

What the person you were responding to was discussing was changing the wording DesMoinesDem Mar 2016 #33

You're darn right I'm freaking out about that anigbrowl Mar 2016 #39

The teacher didn't write the question Puddleglum Mar 2016 #67

That is some really deep thinking.... GummyBearz Mar 2016 #71

you should try it sometime Puddleglum Mar 2016 #78

Try what exactly? GummyBearz Mar 2016 #79

You are really invested in this aren't you? Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #29

Yes, I am invested in helping you to understand this. anigbrowl Mar 2016 #31

Ummm, OK Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #48

That information is not given, so the only possibility is that Marty's pizza is bigger. Oneironaut Mar 2016 #36

It's possible that Marty also ate the final 1/6 of Luis' pizza ... CaptainTruth Mar 2016 #17

Occam's razor allows us to ignore such possibilities anigbrowl Mar 2016 #21

It's not a math question, it's a logic question. nt TeamPooka Mar 2016 #22

You should write a letter to the author of the article, I just copy/pasted it. n/t GummyBearz Mar 2016 #24

It's just a hard-assed teacher ... Whiskeytide Mar 2016 #25

Nope anigbrowl Mar 2016 #27

On further consideration, you're right... Whiskeytide Mar 2016 #81

That Marty ate more pizza than Luis is part of the "given" in this problem. Chiyo-chichi Mar 2016 #35

Thank you anigbrowl Mar 2016 #40

For some questions (though not this one), "it's not possible" WOULD be the correct answer. Jim Lane Mar 2016 #62

it is am easy question Marrah_G Mar 2016 #32

A pizza bigger by more than the square root of the larger ratio over the lower ratio is correct. Festivito Mar 2016 #34

There can only be one correct answer - the student's. Oneironaut Mar 2016 #37

Option2: It's all relative; "pizza" doesn't necessarily mean a whole pie. JudyM Mar 2016 #38

I am reminded of a Yogi Berra quote BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #42

Godamn it, I was going to post this....only it's 6 and 8. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #46

Since the problem didn't specify the size of the pizzas, the question is flawed. Avalux Mar 2016 #45

No......it just makes it a logic question. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #47

Not at all anigbrowl Mar 2016 #82

DAMN you for making me hungry at this hour!! yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #49

Pretty sure that people who believe the student is wrong ThoughtCriminal Mar 2016 #53

I beg anyone unable to recognize why the student is correct Android3.14 Mar 2016 #54

... GummyBearz Mar 2016 #56

my second grader d_r Mar 2016 #55

Marty's older than Luis. So he's been eating pizza longer. That's why he's eaten more! struggle4progress Mar 2016 #59

Ha! Codeine Mar 2016 #60

which weighs more? A ton of feathers or a ton of bricks? Takket Mar 2016 #63

depends FreedomRain Mar 2016 #66

The teacher's answer assumes that the pizzas are the LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #64

Or maybe there's only one pizza involved. Jim Lane Mar 2016 #65

Then again, if someone ate an entire pizza, it is a true statement that he ate 4/6ths of a pizza Recursion Mar 2016 #70

Marty's pizza was bigger? 6000eliot Mar 2016 #72

OMG! A teacher got it wrong. threethirteen Mar 2016 #73

I have taught before as well GummyBearz Mar 2016 #80

If you can't get simple things like that right you're in the wrong job anigbrowl Mar 2016 #83

Am I the only one who thinks this whole thing may be a fraud? NobodyHere Mar 2016 #74

Since the question states that Marty ate more than Luis, the student has no choice but to tblue37 Mar 2016 #75