Cordelia ,'Beneath You'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Wikipedia answers better than I could on what the Doha Round is: [link]
The US hasn't done any of the things we agreed to, as we've been preoccupied with Iraq, Katrina, Plame, some other stuff, and we're being taken to task for it now.
It's not sexy, but it's far more globally important than bird flu, and more beneficial than 7.1 billion for bird flu. (Although, we spend something like a billion dollars every two months on Iraq).
In fact it never even occurred to me that someone would put zeroes there until this morning.
Huh, and I've never seen it done any other way than with zeroes as placeholders. The teachers always used zeroes.
The idea of zeroes as placeholders is so foreign to me that I don't even understand what you're all talking about.
I think I've always used zeroes too, unless I am totally misunderstanding what you all are talking about.
{{Aimee}} I'm so glad you were there, but I'm sorry for your loss.
Ok. Say you're taking 321 times 43. You multiply 321 by 3. Then you go down a line and multiply by the 40. You start your answer (with a 4) in line with the 6 of the previous partial product. Some of us put a 0 below the 3, to hold that place empty.
Assuming you weren't speaking in hyperbole.
I'd argue for including the zeroes as placeholders, to enforce the concept of decimal places and line things up right (especially when graph paper is not available.) When you get to be a big smart adult like me, ::preens:: you can skip the zeroes because you instinctively know they're there.
I'm so sorry, Aimee. My condolences to you and your family.
We always used zeros as placeholders when I was in school. Like others have said, I can see that you don't have to do it, but it definitely makes it easier to keep everything lined up.
It's best I remove all placeholders, because I think I have them all in and am off by some multiple of the base. Best to leave them out, and put them in at the end.
Aimé, I'm glad that you and Em got to be with your family at this hard time. Much strength to all of you.
((((Amiee)))) I'm glad you were with your grandfather before he passed away.