solve this

This morning, a student approached R, one of my employees, and showed him the following equation: 168 ÷ 12

He then asked R, “Does this mean 168 divided by 12, or 12 divided by 168?”

R responded that it meant the former. The student thanked him and left.

A half-hour later, the student returned, and asked R, “How do I solve this?”

About Halsted M. Bernard

Halsted, a/k/a cygnoir, does stuff with words. Her favourite things to do with words are keeping this diary, writing stories, and organising information. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband, two cats, a few gadgets, several fountain pens, and many books.

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