LC # 155

mashette · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:50 pm

i got the answer in millimetres...but now to convert it into metres... do i multiply the mm aswer by 1000 or divide it... i can never remember!

Anoohilator · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:02 pm

mashette wrote:

i got the answer in millimetres...but now to convert it into metres... do i multiply the mm aswer by 1000 or divide it... i can never remember!

What I usually do is do both and see which one sounds more reasonable but in this case it's divide

mashette · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:07 pm

thanks... i realalised that just after i posted :lol:

Anoohilator · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:32 pm

silver_sword wrote:

*laughs* im pretty sure all of u got the wrong answer. will elaborate if i get the correct ans!

It's pretty obvious what the "other" answer is but the two things that made me doubt that they wanted the real answer were these two phrases.

Quote:

Now, suppose you fold it in half. Then you fold it in half again, and again, and again. In all, you fold it in half 40 times.

Quote:

Please give your answer in metres, round to the nearest metre, and exclude any punctuation or extra information.

But that just made me see it in another light o.o

Officer 1BDI · **Posts:** 1873 **Joined:** Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:50 am

Anoohilator wrote:

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Please give your answer in metres, round to the nearest metre, and exclude any punctuation or extra information.

But that just made me see it in another light o.o

Yeah, that's the sentence that made me think, "Wait a minute," and go with the answer I actually submitted. There's always a chance, though....

Ugh, Thursday can't come any slower!

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