A pure mathematician, an engineer and a statistician are applying for a job. During the interview the Human Resource manager asks to calculate (1/3)*3.
The mathematician takes a sheet of paper and a pencil. He writes (1/3)*3=3/3, cross both 3's and writes 1. The HR manager is quite impressed.
The engineer pulls out a pocket calculator. He first calculates 1/3= 0.333333333333333. Then multiplies with 3, to get 0.9999999999999999999999999999. The HR manager is even more impressed.
Finnally the statistician can do the calculation. He takes out a laptop computer, opens five different math programs, looks over the screen to the HR manager and asks:"What do you want the answer to be?"
The mathematician takes a sheet of paper and a pencil. He writes (1/3)*3=3/3, cross both 3's and writes 1. The HR manager is quite impressed.
The engineer pulls out a pocket calculator. He first calculates 1/3= 0.333333333333333. Then multiplies with 3, to get 0.9999999999999999999999999999. The HR manager is even more impressed.
Finnally the statistician can do the calculation. He takes out a laptop computer, opens five different math programs, looks over the screen to the HR manager and asks:"What do you want the answer to be?"
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