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submitted 2 weeks ago by oldmanalex@sh.itjust.works to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] The_Hideous_Orgalorg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They did 4x3 is 3, instead of 12. This is how they ended up $9 short on the final answer.

[–] tgt@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm guessing they did the 4 x 3, noticed they had to carry, accidentally wrote the carry in the wrong column, then immediately went and added that carry to their leftover 2, thus only counting 3 in total.