40+ Most Embarrassing Math Fails Caught Online

This article appeared in sneakertoast.com and has been published here with permission.

Math isn't always easy. Lots of people have problems with calculus, but when it comes to basic math, there's really no excuse for adults to be as incompetent as they often are. In fact, by the time you're done reading this list, you'll probably be a little concerned about the overall intelligence of the human race. Hopefully, these math fails come from a minority of the population.

Cups to Gallons

We know a lot of people have trouble automatically calculating the proper conversions for things like teaspoons, cups, and gallons. But, the internet is a very useful tool, so there's no reason to so confidently make a wrong statement like this online.

A quick internet search would reveal that a quarter of a cup is not 10% of a gallon. There are 16 cups in a gallon, just for your reference. It took two seconds of internet searching to find that out, so there's no excuse for this post.

A Small Miscalculation

Figuring out how old someone is when you know what year it is and what year they were born in is generally as easy as doing subtraction, and yet, somehow there are people out there who still manage to mess things up - even if it's only by a small number.

Admittedly, maybe this article was updated to the present year (at that point), and they just forgot to update her age along with it. But, since they forgot to, it's still a math fail for the internet to laugh at.

You Do the Math!

March 14th is often referred to as "Pi Day," making it a sort of mini-holiday for pizza lovers and pizza restaurants. Usually, pizza joints offer some sort of impressive deal on Pi Day, which often involves the number 3.14.

It's possible that this pizza joint wasn't actually intending to offer a deal for that price, but it seems a little odd that they got as close as $3.33 and didn't just go all the way. But, we can give them the benefit of the doubt.

More for the Same

Generally speaking, the idea of being able to buy things in bulk is to be able to get the product for cheaper than if you bought them individually. However, this restaurant seems to be missing that point, considering that you would have to pay more to buy four packs of three rangoons than if you bought a pack of 12.

Obviously, this doesn't make any sense, as you could buy the same amount of food for less money if you just bought it in smaller increments. They definitely didn't think that through.