Man, I suck at math.
Yeah, me too- though I am very proud of myself for being able to do the problem when I was calculating the % part!
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Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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Nora Deirdre - Feb 04, 2009 7:08:08 am PST #4989 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Sean K - Feb 04, 2009 7:12:07 am PST #4990 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Frankenbuddha - Feb 04, 2009 7:12:52 am PST #4991 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
(x-72) + 2 = 15%
X being the price of the stock that must be hit in order to get a rate of return of 15%. It's currently at $72/a share and dividend payout is $2/share.
I don't know how to solve for X
I think you're missing either a multiplier or a diviser in there somewhere.
Would it be "(72+2)+((72+2)*.15)=X" or something like that (I'm not quite sure where to work the +2 into it)?
Sean K - Feb 04, 2009 7:12:55 am PST #4992 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
My phone apparently had a seizure.
Steph L. - Feb 04, 2009 7:14:12 am PST #4993 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Scola, you MUST go to Secret Science Club!!! That's awesome!
The rice is sushi isn't as bad as people think, *from a glycemic standpoint.* (For people who flee carbs, well, then yeah, you're fucked.) But the vinegar that's used in sushi rice makes it lower on the glycemic index than non-sushi white rice (yes, that's despite the fact that sushi rice has sugar in it; go figure).
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Jesse - Feb 04, 2009 7:15:25 am PST #4994 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I can't quite tell if that's the right equation, but (x-72) + 2 is just x-70.
lisah - Feb 04, 2009 7:16:06 am PST #4995 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
The rice is sushi isn't as bad as people think, *from a glycemic standpoint.* (For people who flee carbs, well, then yeah, you're fucked.) But the vinegar that's used in sushi rice makes it lower on the glycemic index than non-shushi white rice (yes, that's despite the fact that sushi rice has sugar in it; go figure).
Good to know! I don't know from the food science but sushi just seems to me like a pretty healthy kind of food. Plus delicious! And I've been craving it all week. But I have a great big, also delicious, salad for lunch so I'll have to get it another day.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 04, 2009 7:17:27 am PST #4996 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Yeah, I know what I need to do- figure out what (x-72)+2 is and then divide that by 72 to get the 15%, but I don't know how to make everything play nice together so I can do that.
Barb - Feb 04, 2009 7:19:02 am PST #4997 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Much better than working out for an hour and craving hot fudge sundaes.
Well, wouldn't have said no to that either, but I resisted. Went with spicy sushi and some garlic pretzel chips to counter the wasabi burn. Am now contentedly stuffed.
Satisfied the sweet craving with a small handful of the mint M&Ms.
Jessica - Feb 04, 2009 7:20:07 am PST #4998 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Also, sushi is EXTREMELY DELICIOUS and should be consumed whenever possible.