raggie33
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hoiw many inches is this 0.16 feet. i try but i cant figure it out i know some where around 2 inches?
simple math question
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MaxaBaker
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1.33 inches. Granted, I am not that good at math
MaxaBaker
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Am I right?!?!?
MaxaBaker
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/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ohgeez.gif D'OH. I think I'm wrong. Sorry Raggs.
raggie33
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lol its ok it has me stumped for days
kongfuchicken
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1.92 inch
raggie33
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cool ty kongfuchicken we was close baker
MaxaBaker
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How did you do that kunfuchicken? Just curious.
greenLED
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what KFchick said.
MaxaBaker
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O, I see. 0.16 multiplyed by 12.
MaxaBaker
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My math teacher would frown upon me with glaring eyes!!!!
O' well. I forget all that math stuff pretty easy.
O' well. I forget all that math stuff pretty easy.
kongfuchicken
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uh... calculator'd it for 0.16 feet. Is there sometihng I'm missing?
And is it .16 or precisely 1/6?
And is it .16 or precisely 1/6?
raggie33
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lol i have no idea kong i am bad at math but ya answer sounds very corect
powernoodle
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Look at it this way.
0.16 is to 1 foot as X is to 12 inches.
In the form of an equation, it is:
.16/1 = X/12
To find X, multiply .16 by 12, and divide by 1.
You can't just take 1/6 of 12 inches, because 1/6 doesn't equal 0.16. Its equals 0.166666666 into infinity.
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0.16 is to 1 foot as X is to 12 inches.
In the form of an equation, it is:
.16/1 = X/12
To find X, multiply .16 by 12, and divide by 1.
You can't just take 1/6 of 12 inches, because 1/6 doesn't equal 0.16. Its equals 0.166666666 into infinity.
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MaxaBaker
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I agree with powernoodle. Exactly my thoughts.
greenLED
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I agree with powernoodle and *very* much agree with Lunal_Tic. The metric system is simply the way to go.
Try dividing 4 feet , 7 7/32" into 5, or adding 4 1/16 feet and 5 7/32" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif
Go the metric way, and it's:
140.25 cm /5= 28.05
3.25 + 4.25= 7.50
etc.
I don't buy the whole "it's too expensive to implement" song, so I'll stop my rant here and sign off! Cheerios,
GL
Try dividing 4 feet , 7 7/32" into 5, or adding 4 1/16 feet and 5 7/32" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif
Go the metric way, and it's:
140.25 cm /5= 28.05
3.25 + 4.25= 7.50
etc.
I don't buy the whole "it's too expensive to implement" song, so I'll stop my rant here and sign off! Cheerios,
GL
Obviously the metric system is far better. That's why we Canadians are superior /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
And in terms of temperature, I'd like to bash the person who thought up of farenheit...that's the worst. I can hardly remember the conversions, 9/8 - 30? Nobody really knows.
And in terms of temperature, I'd like to bash the person who thought up of farenheit...that's the worst. I can hardly remember the conversions, 9/8 - 30? Nobody really knows.
Unicorn
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Actually temperature is the only thing that I don't prefer the metric system for. I just like the fact that Farenheit is more precise. And with temperature there are no conversion to do unless you are converting to another system entirely, as in converting to Centigrade. C(1.8)+32=F
I do wish that whoever had come up with it had used the freezing point of water as his zero though. That makes no sense. Anybody have any clue why it's the way it is?
I do wish that whoever had come up with it had used the freezing point of water as his zero though. That makes no sense. Anybody have any clue why it's the way it is?
