aren't .7 and .70 the same?
apparently my teacher begs to differ on that. she says .70 is set in the hundreths place. thats dumb. the calculator corrects .70 as the tenths place.
Top | Newest First | Oldest First
View 4 more replies »
Existentior · M
@swirlie: This unscientific and baseless reply being voted best answer tells you a lot about both of you.
swirlie · 31-35, F
@Existentior:
You are obviously the type of macho guy who is a cry baby deep down inside. I feel very sorry for you, you poor little man.
'Bohemianbrassstrings', I would officially like to put on record that I am voluntarily forfeiting my "Best Answer" ribbon to 'Existentior' so that he can go home to his mother with the prize he most probably said he would win for the family. His mother will then be very proud of him. Far be it from me to stand between 'Existentior' and a green ribbon.
Please remove my name from the roster and put Existentior's name in my place so that the intelligence and maturity of his own answer can shine through, making it obvious to everyone here as well as at his home, precisely 'why' he should win this 'Best Answer' contest, 'hands down'. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Ms. swirlie
You are obviously the type of macho guy who is a cry baby deep down inside. I feel very sorry for you, you poor little man.
'Bohemianbrassstrings', I would officially like to put on record that I am voluntarily forfeiting my "Best Answer" ribbon to 'Existentior' so that he can go home to his mother with the prize he most probably said he would win for the family. His mother will then be very proud of him. Far be it from me to stand between 'Existentior' and a green ribbon.
Please remove my name from the roster and put Existentior's name in my place so that the intelligence and maturity of his own answer can shine through, making it obvious to everyone here as well as at his home, precisely 'why' he should win this 'Best Answer' contest, 'hands down'. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Ms. swirlie
ProdigalSummer · F
@antonioio: lol good one
3venus · F
@Bohemianbrassstrings: Are you allowed to contest the score?
@3venus: i already had. i used up all my retake points. i can't now. i'm going to my advisor.
@OggggO: well with measurments of course.... but this is math... developmental math.
OggggO · 36-40, M
@Bohemianbrassstrings: Then I don't know what her problem is.
dumpstermeow · 41-45, F
amoonlitbarn · 31-35, M
Well, to be really technical. 70 is more accurate than. 7 (relatively speaking)
Cuz you could have derived. 7 from any of. 71,. 72,. 73 or. 74
But mathematically and not relatively, they both are the same.
Cuz you could have derived. 7 from any of. 71,. 72,. 73 or. 74
But mathematically and not relatively, they both are the same.
.70 is more accurate then .7 and they are equal at the tollerance of the lesser decimal
thats what i thought. i'm talking to my advisor about her grading
Noble · 56-60, M
Correct. But if the hundredths is required, it needs to be written as 0.70
this is basic math people not computer programming. just a general math class.
0.7, .7, .70, .7000 are all the same.
This message was deleted by its author.
This message was deleted by its author.
Existentior · M
@CopperCicada: Indeed, we can find a nice explanation of that here: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/63328/do-you-round-off-insignificant-digits-in-the-middle-of-a-calculation
room101 · 51-55, M
@Bohemianbrassstrings: could it be that you have your calculator on the wrong setting? Most calculators give the user an option of, to how many decimal places an answer should be displayed. If you've chosen one decimal place, then you've restricted your level of precision.