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No good in math, please assist me - Clueless

Posted: Nov 21, 2013

found to be about one and a half to one and three quarters. How to write in numbers?? Thanks.

BOS 3, page 134 - sm - Bad Rabbit

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1-1/2 to 1-3/4.

Agree with above, unless they are referring to metric units - Rainwoman

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Then it's 1.5 to 1.75

Excellent point, Rainwoman! - sm - Bad Rabbit

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Also see BOS 3, page 242, section 10.3.6 including exception.

Bad rabbit, have never used BOS so - Clueless

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usually look on the internet for the answers or even call my daughter who knows about my lack of math/metric/arthrmitic deficiencies. I can yo-yo on the spelling but taking that 1 algebra class sure did me no good in life. Stunted after 2+2.

To OP - Not a math question

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Math involves figuring out equations. Your question is not a math question, it is a U.S. verus Metric question. You don't say if it's inches, centimeters, liters, quarts, meters, gallons, whatever, etc.

Not cutting poster down, but FYI to anyone who is reading this: It's sad that they don't teach this stuff in school anymore. Sorry, I'm old, and learned in 3rd grade the difference between U.S. and Metric deliniations. Any of us who went to grammar school in the 1960s-1970s (maybe 80s?) would not have to even ask the question.

For future posters: Let us know what you are talking about. If the dictator doesn't state U.S. (inches) or metric (centimeters), at least give us a clue. Surgery instrument measurement? Wound expansion? Fingerbreadths?

See? This is why MT is so complicated and why not just anyone can do it.

Actually, the OP asked nothing about US or metric conversions - Bad Rabbit

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My apologies in advance if you find this offensive in any way. I felt that you would not mind me pointing out that your correction was in error since you found it necessary to advise the OP that her question was incorrectly phrased. Her question (as written) was actually a format question. We do not know whether she was looking for metric conversions. The conversions were graciously provided by Rainwoman to more completely answer the format question after my incomplete and possibly incorrect answer. Yes, the OP could have provided more information, which would have made answering the question easier and might have made it a conversion question; but I believe that, with the teamwork of participants of this forum, a clear answer to the question she actually asked is contained in the responses she received (even after my incomplete original answer).

OP here, MTing not THAT complicated, putting in metrics - when giving in sentence.

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I was in grammar before the 60s, 70s and so and were not taught metrics. Sorry but was trying my best to seek out the answer before leaving the report and did not want to blank.

In high school we were required to have a year of math. Yep, 1 year and we had to take algebra, so I wound up with 1 year of algebra. Guess how many times I have had to use that in my real life?

Oh, BTW, this is certainly not a newcomer on the block, years in this profession and if not for an occasional term in math, eat up the lines otherwise. Thanks.

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