I don't think a simple algebra problem should be called a paradox.

jfreax · on July 16, 2015

I think it's called a paradox (rightly), because it's not immediately intuitive for most people.

andrewstuart2 · on July 16, 2015

Agreed.

> par·a·dox A statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.

o_nate · on July 16, 2015

I agree. This seems to me an abuse of the term "paradox". Lots of math results are surprising to people who've never worked through them. I think "paradox" should ideally be reserved for things that have two logically incompatible logical solutions.