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Originally posted by musicjunkie
Isn't Zero multiplied by infinity...zero?¿
Just checking.
Originally posted by bigsizzle
three friends go to get something to eat. the total for their meal is $25. the three men each have a $10 bill. so, the waitress comes with a check, each man pays with a $10 bill. the change is $5. they tell the waitress to each give them back one dollar and she could keep the other two. so...each man pays $10, and receive one dollar back.....meaning each man paid nine dollars. 9x3=27. the waitress got a two dollar tip. 27+2=29. where did the other dollar go?
Originally posted by ShadowZion
reply to post by 547000
yeah your right.....
its subtract two not add two..
27 + 2 = 29
but
we have already taken 3 off of the total
30 - 3 = 27
27 - 2 = 25
25 = the total bill
Very tricky one but very obvious at the same time
That dollar in a sense is given to the waitress.edit on 29-8-2011 by ShadowZion because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by blackhatchet
Well, forgetting infinity for a moment, I recently realised too that 0 is not really something which could be considered a number since it means that there is nothing.
Therefore, to count to "10", you have
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (one "nine" plus "nothing" units)
but the problem is, in base 10, by saying 9+nothing (10) , we really mean 9 + 1. But Zero means a lack of something. So zero (as a symbol) changes its meaning as soon as you get away from 0.
edit on 29-8-2011 by blackhatchet because: (no reason given)