Question 1206359
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The temperature in a town varies by 15 degrees F. The average temperature is 73 degrees F. 
What is the correct absolute value equation?
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        The solution given in the post by @mananth is incorrect.

        I came to bring a correct solution



<pre>
Let x be the potential values of the temperatures between maxim and minimum

Average is73 deg

Variation is 15 deg, which means deviation of 15/2 = 7.5 degrees in each directions from the average 73 degrees.

Thus the absolute value equation is 

    |x-73| = 7.5  degrees.    <U>ANSWER</U>
</pre>

Solved correctly.



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<H3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is interesting !</H3>

Today, Jan.9,2026, I checked how Google AI Overview solves this problem.


It repeats incorrect solution by @mananth word-in-word.


Naturally, I reported to Google AI Overview about their mistake via their feedback system.


It confirms the idea that Google AI Overview is not able to think;
instead, it repeats what it finds in the Internet, without understanding the meaning.


<H3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is even more interesting !</H3>

Today I posted this problem to another AI math site, math-gpt.org.


It produced the same wrong solution !


It shows that wrong solutions spread incredibly widely.


It also shows THE PRICE of each and every wrong solution in the era of "artificial intelligence".


<H3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Who will tell the truth to people ?</H3>