Percentages Help Needed

[Canada EH]

lol tethered huh

good 4 u

2 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

always

hows water treat that 4 u?

 

my friend kept buying new cell phones and they kept falling into the river when he fished, he must've spent a few grand in total. I dont think he is to the extreme of always texting all the time, but distracted driving sometimes with texting.

 

me I just buy cheap phones, dont care really about them.

[dalekphalm]

4 minutes ago, Egg-Roll said:

That's why I always carry a pen, a pen that can write on almost anything, including steel and sandpaper (not so well).

Oh and my backpack has pens in it too, and in my car I keep a notepad and a pen.

[dalekphalm]

1 minute ago, Canada EH said:

lol tethered huh

good 4 u

hows water treat that 4 u?

*Rolls eyes*

[Egg-Roll]

8 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

there you go

 

but those two others wont be able to do squat without their calculator and cell phone.

I'm kind of a weird person so one can't be too harsh on them

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6 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

Stranded, where? In a farmers field? If I was stranded, why would I be concerned about math (especially if the context is fixing some piece of farmers equipment)?

 

Plus, I always keep a 13,000 mAh battery pack in my backpack

 

So sure, hypothetically there could be a situation in which my battery ran out, and the backup battery ran out, and I had no electricity.

 

But hypothetically, your pencil could break, or you could get a concussion and your internal math skills could be clouded by the injury.

 

I mean, if we're talking about whataboutisms after all

Depending on how much battery you use and everything your 13000 mah might not last a week

5 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

Oh and my backpack has pens in it too, and in my car I keep a notepad and a pen.

What kind of pen? 90% of the ball points die in the canadian winter, hence I don't own one

 

[dalekphalm]

2 minutes ago, Egg-Roll said:

I'm kind of a weird person so one can't be too harsh on them

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Depending on how much battery you use and everything your 13000 mah might not last a week

What kind of pen? 90% of the ball points die in the canadian winter, hence I don't own one

 

If I were truly stranded, I would die of thirst before week's end lol.

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7 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

Stranded, where? In a farmers field? If I was stranded, why would I be concerned about math (especially if the context is fixing some piece of farmers equipment)?

 

Plus, I always keep a 13,000 mAh battery pack in my backpack

 

So sure, hypothetically there could be a situation in which my battery ran out, and the backup battery ran out, and I had no electricity.

 

But hypothetically, your pencil could break, or you could get a concussion and your internal math skills could be clouded by the injury.

 

I mean, if we're talking about whataboutisms after all

 

15 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

You are HIRED!!!!!!!!!!

I mean literally in a field haha. Apart from counting sheep theres not much too it. More biological knowledge and farm experience needed. Its pretty practical work.

[Egg-Roll]

1 minute ago, dalekphalm said:

If I were truly stranded, I would die of thirst before week's end lol.

Very unlikely, you'd go into survival mode  Rain water is safe to drink if caught before hitting the ground, knowing how to start a fire and making a bowl to boil water is also a good thing to know

 

Just now, RorzNZ said:

Apart from counting sheep theres not much too it.

How many times have you been caught sleeping on the job?

[dalekphalm]

2 minutes ago, Egg-Roll said:

Very unlikely, you'd go into survival mode  Rain water is safe to drink if caught before hitting the ground, knowing how to start a fire and making a bowl to boil water is also a good thing to know

 

How many times have you been caught sleeping on the job?

All good points, but if I were in survival mode, the ability to reverse calculate percentages would be totally and utterly irrelevant

[Egg-Roll]

1 minute ago, dalekphalm said:

All good points, but if I were in survival mode, the ability to reverse calculate percentages would be totally and utterly irrelevant

Very true but math is important to attempt to find a proper path and approximating distance.

Unless someone kidnaps you and makes you play a little game which without those skills you would die if you were even off by 0.1 

[dalekphalm]

Just now, Egg-Roll said:

Very true but math is important to attempt to find a proper path and approximating distance.

Unless someone kidnaps you and makes you play a little game which without those skills you would die if you were even off by 0.1 

Sure but those math skills - which are honestly going to be more intuition based in the field, were never in question

 

Just an FYI, my math skills are overall quite good for someone of my age, who doesn't need to use math on a daily basis.

[Egg-Roll]

1 minute ago, dalekphalm said:

Sure but those math skills - which are honestly going to be more intuition based in the field, were never in question

 

Just an FYI, my math skills are overall quite good for someone of my age, who doesn't need to use math on a daily basis.

True

 

Yea, I use math almost every day and not for work either... For those bloody dumb drivers(plenty where I live), which is why I am likely still breathing... It's safer to j-walk here than use the actual lights, that's where math comes in handy a lot...

[Dash Lambda]

I'm surprised nobody's just given straight algebra.

.74x = 37

x = 37/.74 = 50

 

1 hour ago, Egg-Roll said:

That's why I always carry a pen, a pen that can write on almost anything, including steel and sandpaper (not so well).

I can't imagine doing math with a pen.

[Egg-Roll]

16 minutes ago, Dash Lambda said:

I'm surprised nobody's just given straight algebra.

.74x = 37

x = 37/.74 = 50

 

I can't imagine doing math with a pen.

I hate pencils I used to get yelled at in math class during high school, not due to scratching out wrong answers (rarely happened), nope, just because I was going against curricular requirements of having a pencil  Accounting was fun tho... Pens for the strong Pencils for the weak

[Canada EH]

21 minutes ago, Dash Lambda said:

I'm surprised nobody's just given straight algebra.

.74x = 37

x = 37/.74 = 50

 

I can't imagine doing math with a pen.

Look at my post

same way you did it, kinda

its quite simple, can do it in your head

its like 2-1/4 + 3-1/4 is 5-1/2

but people these days cant do nothing without a calculator in their hand