# What kind of answer to accept if I posted a problem asking to check my answer and the problem was ultimately wrong?

Recently I posted a question Four numbers are in AP such that the sum of numbers is $32$ and the greatest number is $3$ times the least. What is the product of the numbers? . In this I asked what was wrong in my approach and ultimately it was founded that the question was wrong. Before I go forward the line "The question was wrong" doesn't mean that website makes wrong question just it might be a typo mistake so there is no fault of that source. So now I received $$2$$ answers which answer the question however both the answers use the approach morely similarly to mine one in question which were right but not much helpful so which answer should I accept? Sorry if this is a silly question.

• It's entirely up to you which answer to accept, or whether to accept an answer at all. Pick the one you found more helpful; if they were equally helpful, flip a coin (but leave a nice note on the other one); if neither was helpful, fuggedaboudid. Jul 10 at 12:20
• @GerryMyerson what if both were not helpful but the question is fully solved because some people in comment wrote wrong question?
– user876009
Jul 10 at 14:29
• It's up to you. It's up to you. It's up to you. If the question is fully solved, write up the solution, post it as an answer, and give credit to the commenters who solved it or helped you solve it. Jul 10 at 22:27
• Okay thanks @GerryMyerson. If you can write it as a answer I will accept it. If you can't create a answer then I will delete my question once taking advice from my members
– user876009
Jul 14 at 4:19