We all make mistakes. Sometimes, they’re really simple ones because we were tired or distracted. Unfortunately for these 50 people, the internet couldn’t just let it go.
The next time you’re about to post some math online, check your numbers before hitting that button. It turns out that there is an entire subreddit dedicated to people who didn’t do the math quite right.
Here are our favorites:
Either that math is wrong, or they know something about time machines that the rest of us haven’t learned about yet. Hey, you never know.
Well, someone messed that up. At least customers will benefit from the wonky math.
There’s something a little off about that social distancing math, but who really stands exactly 1.5 meters apart anyway? Let’s just go with “close enough” and call it a day on this one.
#4 Disorder of operations
The order we put numbers in does matter. He might not have been paying attention in class the day the teacher went over that.
#5 Can I buy those separately?
There’s a small problem with their math. Don’t worry. Everyone on Facebook will correct them.
Well, there goes the theory that pregnancy is around nine months. Now, it’s a year or less than a month.
Multiplication can go wrong, especially if the decimal is in the wrong place. It’s best just to check the end result and make sure it actually makes sense.
Or you can just die a little inside after realizing your error.
Well, 20:20:20 happens every night. We’re not sure what date they wrote that on, but there’s also no 20th month.
They may have messed up the math a little. All those zeroes can get overwhelming sometimes.
People are quick to correct each other on the internet. Just double-check your math before you make that comment.
#11 Increasing population
Maybe they had 500 million tourists? Yeah, we don’t really think so either.
Redistributing spending is an interesting idea. However, the math doesn’t always work out.
She wanted to save a little money. That’s not quite how it worked out.
That was just bad. It had to be a joke post. Right?
The person responding could have just pointed out that the math was wrong. Then again, they did manage to rhyme.
There are so many things wrong here. Where do we even start?
Math is hard sometimes. We do wish they were right…and that someone was handing out billions.
Losing sucks. However, this is just adding insult to injury.
They just need a couple more quarters. Maybe they were tired that day.
It started out well. Unfortunately, multiplying by zero will never put anyone ahead.
Do you ever feel like people over-explain things? Like when they have to explain that figures will fall both above and below the median.
That’s not how aging works. That’s not how many things work.
A hundred million, a billion… What’s the difference, anyway?
Are they confused? Are they joking? We have so many questions.
Basic math is helpful. It’s just not the answer to every math problem.
It starts out bad. Then, it gets worse. We didn’t even see that coming at us at 75 miles per hour.
At least they’ll get the right answer. That’s something!
They thought they had beat the system. They may have been wrong.
You don’t need to be good at math to be good at love. That’s a fact.
There is no way they are getting the job, and it has nothing to do with their age.
What about the people who want to take advantage of the sale? Why even have the sale?
#32 That’s not how addition works
Their addition is correct. The issue is that it’s not that kind of math problem.
They were supped to take 50% off the price. Instead, they took off significantly less.
It was supposed to be a rollback. This is clearly going in the wrong direction.
Someone tried to do a math problem. They just got a couple of things wrong along the way.
That tiny little corner is a lot less than 25%. It might be time to adjust that image a little…or a lot.
It seems like a reasonable enough sale until you do the math. At that point, “buy 6 get 7 free” starts seeming a little less compelling.
#38 The longest flight ever
It’s no fun when you’re on a plane and can’t even properly stretch your legs. Finding out that the flight will take several days could only add to that pain. Thankfully, no plane has enough fuel to actually stay in the air that long.
At least they tried. No matter what the numbers are, I think we can all agree that 2020 hasn’t been the best for a lot of businesses.
Who doesn’t like a good plot twist? Don’t let a little math get in the way!
Sure, people on Twitter might get math wrong in conversation. But what about when it’s a company that sends you a monthly bill?
We assume they just rounded the numbers. Otherwise, this just doesn’t make any sense.
Usually, when something is 50% off, we expect it to be 50% off. That’s not quite what is going on here.
Let’s hope that they don’t actually need precise measurements. If they do, this won’t end well.
#45 1/900th of an Avenger’s movie
Maybe they added in an extra zero. Something went a little wrong here.
Their heart may have been in the right place. Their math could use a little work, though.
It would actually take a few days at that speed, but that’s still not great for a relationship. It was over before it even started.
The name seems to make it seem like they’re probably a troll. Then again, we’ve seen math that bad before from non-trolls. Sometimes, it’s just so hard to tell.
We all love a good sale. In this case, the store manager might be loving the sale more than we are.
#50 Free plates are expensive
The word free can be tempting. The price for a “free plate” might not be so tempting in this case.
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We all make mistakes. Sometimes, they’re really simple ones because we were tired or distracted. Unfortunately for these 50 people, the internet couldn’t just let it go.
The next time you’re about to post some math online, check your numbers before hitting that button. It turns out that there is an entire subreddit dedicated to people who didn’t do the math quite right.
Here are our favorites:
