Well, actually it could: 1x + 1x = 2x = 24y → x = 12y → y = 1/12x
I think you’re confusing variables for units.
I lol’d.
1 + 1 = 24
Example
1 carton of eggs + 1 carton of eggs = 24 eggs
1 carton of eggs * 12 eggs per carton + 1 carton of eggs * 12 eggs per carton = 24 eggs
1 triangle + 1 triangle = 1 quadrilateral
1 triangle * 3 sides per triangle + 1 triangle * 3 sides per triangle = 1 quadrilateral * 4 sides per quadrilateral
1 triangle * 3 sides per triangle + 1 triangle * 3 sides per triangle = 1 quadrilateral * [ 4 observed sides + 2 hidden sides ] per quadrilateral
Mathematics is a way of seeing.
A number is exactly what I feel is a number.
Kermit Rose