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Posted: 4/12/2010 5:26:39 PM EDT

What percent is $476,366 of $774,826?

What percent is $298,460 of $774,826?

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:29:23 PM EDT

[#1]

Approximately 61.5% and 38.5%, respectively.

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:29:36 PM EDT

[#2]

If only you had access to a machine that could do complex math calculations....

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:30:57 PM EDT

[#3]

Do your own homework.

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:32:06 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:

If only you had access to a machine that could do complex math calculations....

That would be cool. You could call it....a math calculator machine or, something.

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:33:14 PM EDT

[#5]

Either divorce or taxes.

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:37:13 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

Do your own homework.

I just wanted to check my math. My dumbshit lawyer is preparing a document for me and he says it's:

39.29% / 60.71%

My math says it's:

38.52% / 61.48%

I'm right?????

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:37:26 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:

Quoted:
If only you had access to a machine that could do complex math calculations....

That would be cool. You could call it....a math calculator machine or, something.

slide rule?
abacus?

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:38:30 PM EDT

[#8]

Is that how much "she" is getting???

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:39:06 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Do your own homework.

I just wanted to check my math. My dumbshit lawyer is preparing a document for me and he says it's:

39.29% / 60.71%

My math says it's:

38.52% / 61.48%

I'm right?????

I've never heard of a lawyer with an undergrad degree in mathematics. You're right.

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:40:04 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Do your own homework.

I just wanted to check my math. My dumbshit lawyer is preparing a document for me and he says it's:

39.29% / 60.71%

My math says it's:

38.52% / 61.48%

I'm right?????

And people said I was crazy for suggesting a BA in math as great prep for law school.

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:40:39 PM EDT

[#11]

Is such a calculation really that hard for you?

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:41:05 PM EDT

[#12]

sounds like some one is rounding off numbers....

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:44:14 PM EDT

[#13]

Honest to god you could not answer that?

Major failure of education system.

Posted: 4/12/2010 5:47:30 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
If only you had access to a machine that could do complex math calculations....

That would be cool. You could call it....a math calculator machine or, something.

slide rule?
abacus?

It would be more specialized than that. We would call it "The What Percentage of That is This Machine".

Posted: 4/12/2010 6:06:40 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:

Quoted:
If only you had access to a machine that could do complex math calculations....

That would be cool. You could call it....a math calculator machine or, something.

slide rule?
abacus?

It would be more specialized than that. We would call it "The What Percentage of That is This Machine".

That would be a balance with a moving pivot.

Posted: 4/12/2010 6:11:46 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:

If only you had access to a machine that could do complex math calculations....

That would be cool. You could call it....a math calculator machine or, something.

slide rule?

abacus?

It would be more specialized than that. We would call it "The What Percentage of That is This Machine".

BRILLIANT!

Posted: 4/12/2010 7:38:30 PM EDT

[#17]

I'm sure your lawyer won't be so mathematically challenged when he's adding up his fee.

Posted: 4/12/2010 7:45:45 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:

Quoted:

If only you had access to a machine that could do complex math calculations....

That would be cool. You could call it....a math calculator machine or, something.

slide rule?

abacus?

It would be more specialized than that. We would call it "The What Percentage of That is This Machine".

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