On 4/10/22 21:33, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
I guess you could call the associative law of multiplication "dumb
luck", but most mathematicians will consider that hate speech.
My apologies for not understanding your example. The counter example I had in my head, and should have written down,
was something like:
15mpg * 7l == how many miles?
where
mpg = miles per gallons
l = litres
I'm pretty sure the answer there is not 105.
--
~Ethan~
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