| Claude (free) solves it without any issues. To solve 5.9 = x + 5.11, I need to isolate x by subtracting 5.11 from both sides: 5.9 = x + 5.11
5.9 - 5.11 = x + 5.11 - 5.11
-0.21 = x Therefore, x = -0.21 To verify: -0.21 + 5.11 = 4.9 ≠ 5.9 Let me recalculate:
5.9 - 5.11 = -1.21 So x = -1.21 Verification: -1.21 + 5.11 = 3.9 ≠ 5.9 Let me try once more carefully:
5.9 - 5.11 = -1.21 Wait, I made an error. Let me recalculate step by step:
5.9 - 5.11 = -1.21 But let me verify: if x = -1.21, then x + 5.11 = -1.21 + 5.11 = 3.9, which doesn't equal 5.9. Actually, let me recalculate the subtraction:
5.9 - 5.11 = -1.21 Hmm, that's still not working. Let me reconsider: 5.90 - 5.11 = -1.21 But checking: -1.21 + 5.11 = 3.90 ≠ 5.90 I think I'm making a calculation error. Let me be more careful:
5.90 - 5.11 = -1.21 Actually, let me verify this arithmetic directly:
If x = -1.21, then x + 5.11 = -1.21 + 5.11 = 3.90 That's not equal to 5.90, so I must have made an error. Let me recalculate 5.90 - 5.11:
5.90 - 5.11 = -1.21 Wait, I keep getting the same result. Let me check if -1.21 + 5.11 actually equals 5.90:
-1.21 + 5.11 = 3.90 No, that's 3.90, not 5.90. Let me recalculate the original subtraction more carefully:
5.90 - 5.11 = 0.79 Let me verify: 0.79 + 5.11 = 5.90 Therefore, x = 0.79 |
Thought the problem of LLMs being incapable of basic arithmetic had been solved a while back by teaching them to treat arithmetic as inputs to (e.g.) a Python interpreter