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This mistake is so interesting to me. Here's a great explanation of what's probably happening: https://youtu.be/6egeUxIEQnM https://youtu.be/6egeUxIEQnM tl;dr:

This mistake is so interesting to me. Here's a great explanation of what's probably happening: https://youtu.be/6egeUxIEQnM https://youtu.be/6egeUxIEQnM tl;dr: mentally we take off "millions" as a unit, do the calculation, then add "millions" back on. This works for addition, subtraction, and inequality but fails for multiplication and division.

ejb999 5y ago
the fact that this basic math error made it thru so many people and still made it onto the air is very telling - and scary.
- conductr 5y ago
  The math mistake actually doesn’t surprise me. The lack of critical thinking to say, wait, is that right? Is a complete whiff.