Timelies all!
Chatty cat is bugging me again...
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Timelies all!
Chatty cat is bugging me again...
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.
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?
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.
I divide the little number by the big number and slide the decimal point over two.
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.
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.
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.
That's what I did, but I was attacked by sudden doubt.
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.