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[Catwalk]

Alright, let's play a game. It's called Windows Calculator, I think you have it on your computer. We're both going to do the following, okay?
1) Open windows calculator
2) Click 1, / and 2. Post the result here.
3) Click 1, / and 20. Post the result here.
4) Click 1, / and 50. Post the result here.
5) Click 1, / and 92. Post the result here.

I'll give you a head start, so you get a fair chance. Posting my results in 5 minutes.

EDIT: Allanon, you can play too if you really want to.

[Allanon KT]

1/2 = .5
1/20 = .05
1/50 = .02
1/92 = 0.010869565217391304347826086956522

I love playing Windows Calculator, almost as much as I love Noob Theatre

[vines]

Yes if you that number up you get .01092 which can be written as such 1.092 and if you get ride of the one you get .92. I have already explained this to you guys. Oh my goodness.

[_greenie]

Yes if you that number up you get .01092 which can be written as such 1.092 and if you get ride of the one you get .92. I have already explained this to you guys. Oh my goodness.

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(facepalm)

[vines]

I'm just telling saying in the long run no science is better. For every book learned .92gc is add to one's net worth. Simple as that. Don't try to understand it if you don't want but that's the fact and there is no way around that.

[_greenie]

I'm just telling saying in the long run no science is better. For every book learned .92gc is add to one's net worth. Simple as that. Don't try to understand it if you don't want but that's the fact and there is no way around that.

ive seen an 8 yr old girl with a better understanding of maths than you...

1/92 = 1 divided by 92

[vines]

1/92 can also mean 92% of 1 or .92 of 100%. How many times do I have to say this.

[Allanon KT]

No, Vines. No it cannot. You cannot write 1/92 as .01092 (which it does not equal, seriously, you have got to be retarded or metally disabled in some way to attempt to keep arguing this against me). There is no "getting rid of the 1". There is no "using the / as a 0 indicator". There is no "%". We are talking fractions, which are plain and simple division equations. It translates directly to "1 divided by 92 parts", which means if I multiply the answer by 92, I should get 1.

0.92 x 92 = 84.64
0.01092 x 92 = 1.00464
0.010869565217391304347826086956522 x 92 = 1

Now, I've given you the proof. Even if you round the correct answer to 1/92 up you get .01087, not .01092

You have an elemetally flawed understanding of basic mathematics. Go back to primary school, and try again.

edit: and just for the record, 1/92 as a percentage is 1.0869565217391304347826086956522%, not 92%

[vines]

Okay guys are right. I'm wrong you guys are right. I'm going to use the numbers I use and keep on doing what I'm doing and you guys do like wise.

[CheeseMelts]

Have fun playing your weak province.

Does this also mean you'll stop giving bad advice on the forums?

[Catwalk]

If it were 1/20 it would be .02 or .2 of a 100%. If it was 1/50 it would be .05 or .5 of a 100%.

From this, we can deduce that 1/20 < 1/50. So if you have two equally sized pies and divide A in 20 pieces and B in 50 pieces, the slices of B will be bigger. Very interesting. This may be a major breakthrough, allowing us to harness Cold Fusion.

[Revelation]

You can tell me your province name and location in PM, and we will put your theory to the test.

I will use science, you do not. Let's see who wins.

(And ignore the fact that I actually know math and therefore can do calculations, btw.)

[vines]

That's a typo. I have been for a long time and I type the numbers off the top of my head and when I'm sleeply sometimes I flip the numbers 1/20 would be .05 or .5 of a 100%. And 1/50 is .02 or .2 of a 100%. Sorry about that mix up.

[_greenie]

cant we all just sit here and look at the bunny

[Catwalk]

Okay, so 1/20 is 0.05, 1/50 is 0.02 and 1/92 is 0.92. That means 1/92 > 1/20 > 1/50. So if we cut the pie in 92 pieces, each piece will be bigger than if we cut it into 20 or 50 pieces.