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You are unexpectedly asked to complete a mathematical problem. What is your first thought?

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No sweat. I do quadratic equations for fun in my spare time.188 (28.5%)129.840546697039
I suppose I can figure it out if I have to.289 (43.9%)200
I'll play with numbers for a while, but the answer will be off by several orders of magnitude, whatever THOSE are.73 (11.1%)50.5694760820046
Maybe if I bite my own tongue in half and start spewing blood I can pretend I have Ebola and they'll rush me to the hospital and by the time I get back everyone will have forgotten the question.109 (16.5%)75.1708428246014

A total of 659 people answered this question.