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How would you write 5 minus out of 5 - vb

Posted: Jul 16, 2010

In some sentances they say 5 out of 5 to muscle testing, sometimes 5 minus out of 5, or 4 plus out of 5. I am not allowed to use the + or - sign. I've got the 5/5, but is it correct to put 5 minus/5 or just type out 5 minus out of 5.

are you sure their are not giving you punctuation? - ddd

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I would think 5 minus 5 might be them telling you to type 5-5, otherwise it doesn't make sense to me.

excuse the newbie...I googled muscle testing - ddd

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Sometime my fingers talk without thinking first.

5 minus out of 5 - MarineMom

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cant use the + or -?? That's cruel and unusual punishment. With those being taken away, then I would write it as above.

hmm - r

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the neurologist i work for prefers i type it as "5-/5" it looks odd sometimes, but thats how you would read it. eg. 4+/5, 3-/5

re: hmmm - mm

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that would be fine if she could use the + or - signs, and that's the way I would type it too, however, without the use of those, she is kind of limited.

Thanks all for your responses - vb

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It's one of those things were I've been doing it like I have (5 minus out of 5 or 4 plus out of five) for awhile, but today for some reason I've had brain freeze and it really didn't look right so needed all your opinions.

Thanks,

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