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 :)
1 2 + 2 * 6 /
What’s the problem?
Also, you forgot my inlaws, one of whom believes the answer is 5.
Found the reverse Pole.
It’s actually 6 2 / 1 2 + *
I’m not sure if you read the post yet but I also have a short section about alternative notations which are less ambiguous or never ambiguous. RPN has the same issue as most notations that are never ambiguous namely that it’s hard to read - especially for big expressions.
It’s three cubits in diameter and no ne cubits around.
Therefore π is three.
Fackz.