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  • $\begingroup$ Almost correct! But B couldn't have thrown poisonous dots from itself because it would then contradict the fact that its teeth didn't merge with A ;) B` was so selfish that the poisonous dots he threw were decimal points floating in the air (not from his own body)--wait, you did it right. Sorry, but you went wrong somewhere. And no, the Morse code assumption is not required. I remember I'd tried checking if the question is solvable mathematically (with the necessary deductions, not assumptions), and I rechecked now; no errors. Try solving the equations using known data--you came close. $\endgroup$
    – The Amateur Coder
    Commented Aug 12, 2023 at 20:54
  • $\begingroup$ @TheAmateurCoder Quick question: is my mathematical approach correct? Oh and I think I'm confused about the brackets when B swallowed a bit of A. What does 'final value of A' mean? And do the brackets mean (a - (b + c)) => a - b - c or (a - b + c) => a - b + c? $\endgroup$
    – new Q Open Wid
    Commented Aug 12, 2023 at 21:07
  • $\begingroup$ Yes, but you should use a slightly different approach to find the correct values. And you should not assume anything that's reasonably unrelated to the question (sorry, the dots aren't related to Morse code at all). It means (a - b - c); mostly, the outer parentheses are normal. The 'final value of A' is the value of A when A becomes smaller after B bites it. You just have to get the correct values. $\endgroup$
    – The Amateur Coder
    Commented Aug 13, 2023 at 10:27
  • $\begingroup$ Again, try getting the values by solving the equations using known data (purely maths). A and B are waiting for you to update your answer with the correct values ;) $\endgroup$
    – The Amateur Coder
    Commented Aug 13, 2023 at 16:26
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    $\begingroup$ @TheAmateurCoder Well, they'll wait for at least a few hours because I can only figure out B's value and I somehow got a contradiction lol. I have to resolve it soon - I was trying to solve a different problem but some greedy person just straight up sniped it. smh $\endgroup$
    – new Q Open Wid
    Commented Aug 13, 2023 at 16:54