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 :)

  • It is a funny little bit of notational ambiguity

    It’s not ambiguous - it’s The Distributive Law. You got the correct answer, you just forgot what the rule is called (as opposed to people who forget the rule altogether).