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minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoThat seems complicated. Average is (100+1)÷2= 50.5 50.5 average x 100 numbers = 5050.
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoYou did essentially the exact same thing in a different order. (100+1)÷2 × 100 (100+1)x100 ÷ 2
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoThe neat thing about math is that you can generally find several different paths to the same solution, and go with whichever is most intuitive to you.
That seems complicated.
Average is (100+1)÷2= 50.5
50.5 average x 100 numbers = 5050.
You did essentially the exact same thing in a different order.
(100+1)÷2 × 100
(100+1)x100 ÷ 2
Clever though
The neat thing about math is that you can generally find several different paths to the same solution, and go with whichever is most intuitive to you.