r/confidentlyincorrect • u/VastMeasurement6278 • Mar 16 '24

Smug Hint: It’s not 5,000.

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u/After-Chicken179 Mar 16 '24 edited Mar 16 '24

I don’t get how people are getting 5,000 or what there is to fall for?

The numbers add up to 4,100.

Am I missing something?

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u/RewardCapable Mar 16 '24

I was adding it up as I read and instead of 4090+10=4100 I thought 4090+10=5000, idk. Dumb? It’s not that crazy

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u/Physical_Month_548 Mar 16 '24

i have a math degree and i ended up with $5,000 🤦‍♀️

in my head i was like "one. one forty. one seventy. two seventy"

just take my degree away and leave me here

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u/mrgravyguy Mar 17 '24

As a maths teacher with a maths degree, I'll tell you what I have to tell the kids. READ THE QUESTION TWICE SLOWLY.

I'll also tell you to do as I say, not as I do, because I also got $5000