Timelies all!
Chatty cat is bugging me again...
I know, world in peril and we have to work together. This is my last office romance, I'll tell you that.
Buffy ,'End of Days'
Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!
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.
Sheryl - Dec 20, 2005 12:09:40 pm PST #3677 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
tommyrot - Dec 20, 2005 12:09:45 pm PST #3678 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I am a math idiot. How do I figure out what percentage 61.61 is of 205.37? Is it 30% or am I on crack?
The way I usually do stuff like this is to write an equation:
61.61/205.37 = x/100
and then solve for x.
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2005 12:11:30 pm PST #3679 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The way I usually do stuff like this is to write an equation...and then solve for x.
You did get the bit where she said "math idiot," right?
bon bon - Dec 20, 2005 12:12:31 pm PST #3680 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I'm a math idiot too and I think tommyrot's idea is the easiest. As long as you don't call it writing an equation and solving for x.
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2005 12:14:17 pm PST #3681 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I divide the little number by the big number and slide the decimal point over two.
DavidS - Dec 20, 2005 12:15:39 pm PST #3682 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Other mothers, is there a point where the daycare crud sort of calms down to an occasional evil, instead of constant tide of snot and coughing?
Emmett was sick once a week for the first three months he was in his first daycare. It sucked. In his second daycare there was about a two month transition period until he got used to the new germpool.
They get sick a lot that first year or so. On the plus side, he hardly ever gets sick now. But it was a real grind that first year.
tommyrot - Dec 20, 2005 12:15:52 pm PST #3683 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You did get the bit where she said "math idiot," right?
Yeah.
Maybe if I explained in English:
what percentage 61.61 is of 205.37
61.61 is a fraction of 205.37. Percent means that it should be expressed as a fraction of 100. We'll let x stand for this unknown percent. These two fractions should be the same.
Of course, there's no getting 'round that algebra is now required.
tommyrot - Dec 20, 2005 12:17:17 pm PST #3684 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I divide the little number by the big number and slide the decimal point over two.
But you don't always know that you should do that. i.e. it might be a case where the % is greater than 100.
eta: for some hypothetical precentage problem.
Scrappy - Dec 20, 2005 12:17:37 pm PST #3685 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
That's what I did, but I was attacked by sudden doubt.
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2005 12:21:24 pm PST #3686 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
you don't always know that you should do that. i.e. it might be a case where the % is greater than 100.
Well, that can be a different question, can't it?
Basically, for avoiding math terms, if you need to know what percent A is of B, divide A by B and bump the dot.