7/8" of a yard
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07-13-2018
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Yeah! Think how much more fun we would have had with math if they had taught us some practical "make something using it" lessons, instead of those AWFUL, pointless story problems <g>.Originally Posted by thequilteddove
And when we kids, we thought we wouldn't need math when we grew up lolol
SALUTE to all of you who figured out how to come up with 7/8 of a yard ... I get all weirded out with tenths of a foot, too ... all I can figure is: someone who is asking for tenths of a foot don 't really know how big a foot is, anyway. I LOVE math because it does make good sense, but ONLY to a point <g>
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Oklahoma Suzie , 02-14-2010 02:21 PM
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yes, 36 times 7 divided by 8 will work.Originally Posted by LucyInTheSky
You can also multiply the 7/8 yard times 36 inches in a yard. That will give you how many inches it is, if you have future ones to do math on.
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ghostrider , 02-14-2010 02:59 PM
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36 times 7 divided by 8 IS work!! :lol: I use decimals instead of fractions, having learned the decimal equivalents for eighths back in the dark ages when stock prices were given in eighths of a dollar.Originally Posted by Oklahoma Suzie
yes, 36 times 7 divided by 8 will work.
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Oklahoma Suzie , 02-14-2010 06:02 PM
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I don't think its work at all..I love math.Originally Posted by ghostrider
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36 times 7 divided by 8 IS work!! :lol: I use decimals instead of fractions, having learned the decimal equivalents for eighths back in the dark ages when stock prices were given in eighths of a dollar.
Originally Posted by Oklahoma Suzie
yes, 36 times 7 divided by 8 will work.
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oh, my goodness! 1/8 in dollars, too???? I am so fond of saying: Figures don't lie, but liars figure ... darn!Originally Posted by ghostrider
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36 times 7 divided by 8 IS work!! :lol: I use decimals instead of fractions, having learned the decimal equivalents for eighths back in the dark ages when stock prices were given in eighths of a dollar.
Originally Posted by Oklahoma Suzie
yes, 36 times 7 divided by 8 will work.
if you get the fractions/decimals small enough, you can jury rig anything! LOL <wave>
I LOVE math ... :roll: I really do! I can feel the desire to start pushing a pencil and dinking around with numbers, but I must control myself and sew something or fold laundry or something!
this is all so cool to watch the math geniuses among us strutting their stuff ... I am in awe, even if I may have to give up one of my favorites maxims of life <wave>
