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sripley1 t1_iy01pjq wrote

One of my favorite lame math jokes -

A farmer went out into his field to get a head count on his cattle and counted 196, but later that night when he rounded them up there were 200.

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idonthaveausermname t1_iy3cryk wrote

Can anyone explain it to me?

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smithharrison660 t1_iy4ga3t wrote

It’s just a lame joke there is not a funny explanation. I wouldn’t even call this a joke tbh.

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Vz3r0 t1_iy4tr6x wrote

He "rounded" them up... So 196 is now 200

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mcmonkey26 t1_iy6y39i wrote

round up can mean changing a number slightly to be a more clean, or sometimes just to lose precision, for example 196 rounds to 200. but round up can also mean to gather a bunch of animals together, for example rounding up a bunch of cows to bring them in for the night

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