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The Billion-Dollar Math Mistake
Mathematics plays a crucial role in product development and corporate decision-making. Throughout history, mathematical errors have led to significant product recalls, financial losses, and even catastrophic failures. This poll tests your knowledge about one of the most infamous mathematical errors in corporate history that resulted in a major product recall and substantial financial impact.
Which company suffered massive losses due to a floating-point arithmetic error in its processor, leading to one of the most expensive mathematical product recalls in history?
Poll Type: Trivia | Total Votes: 0
| Option | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| {'choice_text': 'Intel (Pentium FDIV bug, 1994)', 'is_correct': True} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': 'Texas Instruments (TI-82 random number generator flaw, 1996)', 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': 'Hewlett-Packard (HP-35 calculator exponential function error, 1972)', 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': 'IBM (System/360 Model 91 division algorithm failure, 1968)', 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |