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[BnLM5]

Would be wicked sad if I spent 20% of the last 5-years of my life conversing with you.

Wow NDN would you like to help me with some of my mixture word problems in math? I bet you could set up the equations with no problem. ; )

[eejit101]

Hey!! I have an A level in maths! (thats like a college thingy in the USofA)

And he was wrong, 13 months from 5 years is not 20%!

[NDN]

Hey!! I have an A level in maths! (thats like a college thingy in the USofA)

And he was wrong, 13 months from 5 years is not 20%!

Perhaps the little lady was impressed with my exceptional estimation skills, as that's all it was, tubbers!

[BnLM5]

Perhaps the little lady was impressed with my exceptional estimation skills, as that's all it was, tubbers!

But you are smart NDN. I mean even though you guesstimated it, you could surly put an equation together for it, right? It looked and sounded good to me. I should have checked to figure it, but I assume that you would know how much time you spent conversing with eeejj over the last 5 years. Huh!

[eejit101]

M = number of months chatted to.
years = 5
5 = multiplied by 12 to equal the month.

So equation = (12x5y)/M

[BnLM5]

M = number of months chatted to.
years = 5
5 = multiplied by 12 to equal the month.

So equation = (12x5y)/M

I would do it like this....

First think about the question.

13 months is what % of 5 years or 60 months?

second write the equation

13/12 = x times 5
or
13 = x times 60

third simplify

13 = 60x

solve

13/60 = 60x/60

21.7% = x

So 13 months is 21.7% of 5 years.

Pretty close to what NDN said! : )

[eejit101]

Yeah, but he is a skunt. I win.

[BnLM5]

Hey!! I have an A level in maths! (thats like a college thingy in the USofA)

And he was wrong, 13 months from 5 years is not 20%!

But you hate algebra! You are smart, but you are so busy! But always my hero! ; )