Assistance with converting (I think)
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Sorry, but the policy you saw in the "Read Before Posting" announcement still holds; namely, we don't "do" students' work for them, nor do we give out solutions.
Please reply with clarification of these two exercises. Are they supposed to be the same (in which case, which of "1" and "100,000" is correct) or are they two different problems? When you reply, please include a clear listing of your efforts so far, so we can "see" where you're getting stuck. Thank you!
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Hint: Use units. For example, if you have 5 grams/litre and you know you want 20 grams, you should know you will need to multiply by a certain amount (x) of liters, i.e. 5 (grams/litre) * x litre = 20 gram. The litres and grams cancel and you are left with 5 x = 20.
Sorry, but the policy you saw in the "Read Before Posting" announcement still holds; namely, we don't "do" students' work for them, nor do we give out solutions.
Please reply with clarification of these two exercises. Are they supposed to be the same (in which case, which of "1" and "100,000" is correct) or are they two different problems? When you reply, please include a clear listing of your efforts so far, so we can "see" where you're getting stuck. Thank you!
Not a student, sorry for any confusion. I actually sell stuff on e-Bay and my rates for a product are dropping from $10 to $9. It was way easier for me to calculate when it was $10, heh. I posted another on thread accident. I guess to clarify more, I sell units of 100,000 for $9. Someone wanted $20, so I just added 18,000 units to the 200,000 - since I knew $18 would at least get the buyer 200,000 units. I believe I shorted the buyer some.
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Okay; well, we're volunteers who give of our time, as we're able, to help students with their math homework. If you're needing financial advice related to your business, you might want to think about hiring a financial advisor.
Okay; well, we're volunteers who give of our time, as we're able, to help students with their math homework. If you're needing financial advice related to your business, you might want to think about hiring a financial advisor.
Sounds good. Thanks for all the help guys!
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YES...you're a crook :cool:
$9 : 100,000
$20: ?
? = 100,000 / 9 * 20 = 222,222
You owe the unsuspecting customer 22,222
Denis → to the corner (JoeRMD77 already gave the buyer 18000 out of those 22,222. 22)
So JoeRMD77 owes 4,223 to the buyer - rounded up because all the trouble JoeRMD77 caused by lowering the price.