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The answer in the comic is correct. It's just written in a way to make you as the reader think he's got it wrong for a second.
The ! operator in mathematics indicates a function called a factorial. Four factorial, or 4! = 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 24. Which is the correct answer if you follow the proper order of operations.
25 - ⁵/₅ = 25 - 1 = 24
If you wrote it vertically:
25 - 5
————— = 4
5
But once you lay it out on one line, you have to use prins to prioritize addition / subtraction:
(25 - 5) / 5 = 20 / 5 = 4
Some YouTube mathematicians deep-dive into this.
ETA: Nothing goes over my head! My reflexes are too fast, I would catch it.
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007 will never get this wrong, it's 4, 24.
My favourite kind of nerd.
#DAMN YOU MATHEMATICIANS! YOU GOT ME AGAIN!!!
Nerds!
(Im just mad cuz i can't do math. Carry on... Nerds)