[at-l] algebra Re: Facts

[Steve Miller]

Um...I think you want to divide by 9 (square feet in a square yard), not 
27 (cubic feet in a cubic yard).  Unless you are planning to cover the 
entire room from floor to ceiling (a mistake my father once made in 
estimating paint needed for a room).

UpToSomethin'

Frank Looper wrote:
> Oops!
> ((15x24)/27)*.50=6.66
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Frank Looper <nightwalker.at at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> (15x24)/27=13.333
>>
>> What did I win?
>>
>> :-)
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Leslie Booher <lbooher at charter.net> wrote:
>>     
>>> Beats me!  Yesterday, our daughter had some customers at Starbucks who were
>>> working through the math section of study for the GED.  Maggie asked me the
>>> question, and I was the only one who got the answer that the book gave.
>>> They couldn't even figure out How to get the answer the book had.  "If floor
>>> covering is 50¢ a square yard, how much would it cost to cover a floor 15' X
>>> 24'?"  Check back tomorrow for the answer.  <G>  I wouldn't want you to
>>> cheat on the test, now would I?  a'bear
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Felix J
>>> Cc: at-l at backcountry.net
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:35 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [at-l] algebra Re: Facts
>>> Leslie Booher wrote:
>>>
>>> There's a Difference between integers and numbers???!!!
>>>
>>> All integers are numbers but not all numbers are integers....right?
>>>
>>> (2.3 is a number, but not an integer.)
>>>
>>>
>>>
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