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[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 82 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

A multiple choice question where all the answers are wrong, says nothing about math or the mathematical understanding of the general population.

This is engagementbait and its hooked you too.

[–] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] BoosBeau@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

no u

ur trans now not sorry

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That’s normal for multiple choice, and sometimes all the answers are correct. You’re supposed to pick the most correct based on the viewpoint of the course.

We can assume it’s 16 because the audience weren’t taught order of operations. (2+2)*4

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s normal for multiple choice

No it isn't.

sometimes all the answers are correct

Not in multiple choice they aren't. At best you might have "D) All of the above" if there's genuinely more than 1 answer

We can assume

Someone screwed up somewhere, and there will be lots of complaints from students. Despite it being "you only had 1 job", proofreaders still miss things sometimes...

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All I can assume from you is that you never did multiple choice questions in University.

There’s a reason essay questions are considered easier.

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

All I can assume from you is that you never did multiple choice questions in University

That would be a wrong assumption.

There’s a reason essay questions are considered easier.

They're not! 😂