What the older kid is asking the younger kid to do specifically, is to make 5+5+5 (on the left side of the equation) equal 550 (On the right side)!
You said the guy wanted the niglet to prove 5+5+5=550 using one line. Niglet didn't do that. He changed the equation to show 545+5=550 which is a true statement. That's all I did. I changed the equation using 1 line. I simply made it an inequality, which made the statement a true statement.
Incorrect, I just responded to an earlier response below, see my response there, It'll cover this question too.
When I was a very young kid. we would go to my grandparents. The adults would play card games, mostly Poker. Enviably, they would get into a mostly friend argument, but voices would get raised. I would shake my head, and think to myself, "What a bunch of Idiots", I am now realizing that I am becoming one of those idiots.
[ - ] iSnark [op] 1 point 1 monthMar 19, 2024 21:40:09 ago (+1/-0)
But, the premise is that 5+5+5 MUST EQUAL 550 There isn't an option to have the left side of the equation be out of balance with the right side. Listen to how the older guy introduces the problem to the kid.
"5+5+5=550 this equation is incorrect. All you got to do, is draw one line to make it true."
Again "true" (Read: Correct) meaning, the left side equals the right side.
The goal is to get the first half of the equation to reconcile (equal) the latter half of the equation. In other words, the goal of the problem is to get 5+5+5 to equal 550. Crossing out the equal sign doesn't do that! It essentially negates the equal sign leaving you with an imbalanced equation.
It's like saying "take these ingredients and make them equal cake":
Cement + Eggs + Water = Cake
"And you say cross-out the equal sign..." That still doesn't make cake.
The solution is to alter the cement to be flour. THAT makes cake!
Not correct, the older of the two boys stipulates that one side of the equation equals the other side of the equation. The only way to bring the equation into equilibrium IS to turn "5+5+5" into "545 + 5" on the left hand side SO THAT it equals what's on the left hand side! Putting a slash through the equal sign brings the equation into DIS-equilibrium...
So it becomes a binary problem, are we trying to bring the problem into equilibrium or DIS-equilibrium?
5+5+5=550 is NOT the same problem as 5+5+5≠550 They both might be true, BUT, the issue is what are we tying to do, are we looking for equilibrium or DIS-equilibrium. THAT! is the question! I submit equilibrium is the goal of this exercise!
[ + ] KyleIsThisTall
[ - ] KyleIsThisTall 0 points 1 monthMar 20, 2024 02:22:46 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] FreeinTX
[ - ] FreeinTX 0 points 1 monthMar 19, 2024 19:55:31 ago (+1/-1)
I drew the line through the equals sign.
5+5+5 (is not equal to) 550.
[ + ] iSnark
[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 1 monthMar 19, 2024 21:07:02 ago (+0/-0)
Nice try though...
[ + ] Clubberlang
[ - ] Clubberlang 0 points 1 monthMar 19, 2024 21:41:36 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] FreeinTX
[ - ] FreeinTX 0 points 1 monthMar 19, 2024 22:13:43 ago (+0/-0)
He put $200 down and said make 5+5+5=550 a true statement with one line.
I did exactly that. I put the line through the equals sign and made the statement a true statement.
[ + ] iSnark
[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 1 monthMar 20, 2024 09:17:50 ago (+0/-0)
The older kid starts with saying "5+5+5=550" MAKE IT TRUE!
What the older kid is asking the younger kid to do specifically, is to make 5+5+5 (on the left side of the equation) equal 550 (On the right side)!
[ + ] FreeinTX
[ - ] FreeinTX 0 points 1 monthMar 20, 2024 13:26:11 ago (+0/-0)
You're trying to reinterpret what he said. He said, make this statement true.
[ + ] iSnark
[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 1 monthMar 20, 2024 13:34:52 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] FreeinTX
[ - ] FreeinTX 0 points 1 monthMar 20, 2024 13:39:30 ago (+0/-0)
You said the guy wanted the niglet to prove 5+5+5=550 using one line. Niglet didn't do that. He changed the equation to show 545+5=550 which is a true statement. That's all I did. I changed the equation using 1 line. I simply made it an inequality, which made the statement a true statement.
[ + ] iSnark
[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 1 monthMar 20, 2024 13:53:07 ago (+0/-0)
When I was a very young kid. we would go to my grandparents. The adults would play card games, mostly Poker. Enviably, they would get into a mostly friend argument, but voices would get raised. I would shake my head, and think to myself, "What a bunch of Idiots", I am now realizing that I am becoming one of those idiots.
[ + ] Sector2
[ - ] Sector2 -1 points 1 monthMar 19, 2024 21:33:29 ago (+0/-1)
This is the objective. If it wasn't a setup, the line though the equals sign would be the one line making the equation true.
[ + ] iSnark
[ - ] iSnark [op] 1 point 1 monthMar 19, 2024 21:40:09 ago (+1/-0)
There isn't an option to have the left side of the equation be out of balance with the right side. Listen to how the older guy introduces the problem to the kid.
[ + ] Monica
[ - ] Monica 0 points 1 monthMar 19, 2024 22:11:34 ago (+1/-1)
[ + ] iSnark
[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 1 monthMar 20, 2024 09:17:27 ago (+0/-0)
The older kid starts with saying "5+5+5=550" MAKE IT TRUE!
What the older kid is asking the younger kid to do specifically, is to make 5+5+5 (on the left side of the equation) equal 550 (On the right side)!
[ + ] Sector2
[ - ] Sector2 0 points 1 monthMar 20, 2024 11:58:39 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] iSnark
[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 1 monthMar 20, 2024 12:22:34 ago (+0/-0)
Again "true" (Read: Correct) meaning, the left side equals the right side.
The goal is to get the first half of the equation to reconcile (equal) the latter half of the equation. In other words, the goal of the problem is to get 5+5+5 to equal 550. Crossing out the equal sign doesn't do that! It essentially negates the equal sign leaving you with an imbalanced equation.
It's like saying "take these ingredients and make them equal cake":
Cement + Eggs + Water = Cake
"And you say cross-out the equal sign..." That still doesn't make cake.
The solution is to alter the cement to be flour. THAT makes cake!
[ + ] Sector2
[ - ] Sector2 0 points 1 monthMar 20, 2024 12:38:04 ago (+0/-0)
As you say, "true". The sole goal is to make the equation true. There are zero instructions to make the right side equal the left. "True" is the goal.
Changing the equal sign to 'not equal' makes this equation true.
[ + ] iSnark
[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 1 monthMar 20, 2024 13:45:53 ago (+0/-0)
So it becomes a binary problem, are we trying to bring the problem into equilibrium or DIS-equilibrium?
5+5+5=550 is NOT the same problem as 5+5+5≠550 They both might be true, BUT, the issue is what are we tying to do, are we looking for equilibrium or DIS-equilibrium. THAT! is the question! I submit equilibrium is the goal of this exercise!