How can you divide nothing? its like if we had a basket with no bananas in it, how can i halve those non existent bananas or would it be yes we have no bananas? or am i talking bananas? Posted by loonytoons
The probability that you are talking bananas is less than the probability of half of a non-existent banana being divided by half and then becoming a whole banana, when actually it should become a quarter of a non-existent banana.
How can you divide nothing? its like if we had a basket with no bananas in it, how can i halve those non existent bananas or would it be yes we have no bananas? or am i talking bananas? Posted by loonytoons
well-- no tomatoes are still red, so they must be there somewhere, but invisible
a half of a half is a quarter but we arent looking for that, we want to divide it by a half, which is equivalent of multiplying by 2. using my a level in maths, i concur that 0.5 *2 is indeed 1
In Response to Re: Simple Maths : well-- no tomatoes are still red, so they must be there somewhere, but invisible Posted by oynutter
You are making the presumption the no tomatoes are ripe if you think they are red! Could they not also be green or yellow? As all colours are created by the light shone upon them their is only a perception of colour their is no actual true colour that exists!
a half of a half is a quarter but we arent looking for that, we want to divide it by a half, which is equivalent of multiplying by 2. using my a level in maths, i concur that 0.5 *2 is indeed 1 Posted by LOL_RAISE
In Response to Re: Simple Maths : You are making the presumption the no tomatoes are ripe if you think they are red! Could they not also be green or yellow? As all colours are created by the light shone upon them their is only a perception of colour their is no actual true colour that exists! Posted by Donut64
They are sainsburys tomotoes,so they are perfectly red, although they do also sell green ones, just to please everyone--- except Tikay, who would'nt eat green ones, even if there were none of them
5 divided by 5 = 1 4 divided by 4 = 1 3 divided by 3 = 1 2 divided by 2 = 1 1 divided by 1 = 1 so 1/2 divided by a 1/2 = 1 however it is one half and not 1 whole 1 1/2 divide into a half is a 1/4 Posted by POKERTREV
In Response to Re: Simple Maths : They are sainsburys tomotoes,so they are perfectly red, although they do also sell green ones, just to please everyone--- except Tikay, who would'nt eat green ones, even if there were none of them Posted by oynutter
oynutter... a brilliant cross reference to yesterday's dilemma
In Response to Re: Simple Maths : You are making the presumption the no tomatoes are ripe if you think they are red! Could they not also be green or yellow? As all colours are created by the light shone upon them their is only a perception of colour their is no actual true colour that exists! Posted by Donut64
This is not quite so. Colour exists as pigment which is subtractive colour. When light shines on anything some of the light is absorbed and some is reflected. The reflected light (additive) is what we see, the colour of the reflected light from the pigment. If the three primary pigments (Magenta, Cyan and Yellow) are mixed in equal parts the resultant colour is Black (before someone points it out, yes Black is termed a neutral) but if we mix the three primary colours of light (Red, Blue and Green) we get the colour (again a neutral) White. Therefore the colours do exist, it's just that without light we cannot see them. The absence of light doesn't mean You don't exist.
I struggled with maths at school, but my first job when leaving was running a betting shop, before the age of calculators.
I was delighted to find out that the way I worked out the number of multiple bets in any number of horses or dogs was actually by using Pascals Triangle. There was actually a use for one of these fancy theories. Am I right, Vince ?
I struggled with maths at school, but my first job when leaving was running a betting shop, before the age of calculators. I was delighted to find out that the way I worked out the number of multiple bets in any number of horses or dogs was actually by using Pascals Triangle. There was actually a use for one of these fancy theories. Am I right, Vince ? Posted by penguin7
... and on the 8th day God created pascal... probably
In Response to Re: Simple Maths : This is not quite so. Colour exists as pigment which is subtractive colour. When light shines on anything some of the light is absorbed and some is reflected. The reflected light (additive) is what we see, the colour of the reflected light from the pigment. If the three primary pigments (Magenta, Cyan and Yellow) are mixed in equal parts the resultant colour is Black (before someone points it out, yes Black is termed a neutral) but if we mix the three primary colours of light (Red, Blue and Green) we get the colour (again a neutral) White. Therefore the colours do exist, it's just that without light we cannot see them. The absence of light doesn't mean You don't exist. Posted by elsadog
Yeh!!-- you tell im elsadog, just because we have got no tomatoes, it don't mean they ain't red innit-- anyone can see that no tomatoes are still red !!--- and I'm taking no tomatoes down to the cellar right now, where I will take a photo of them without a flash-- so I will return with proof that no tomatoes are red, even in the dark--so there donut features!!!
I struggled with maths at school, but my first job when leaving was running a betting shop, before the age of calculators. I was delighted to find out that the way I worked out the number of multiple bets in any number of horses or dogs was actually by using Pascals Triangle. There was actually a use for one of these fancy theories. Am I right, Vince ? Posted by penguin7
Ooh, me too!
I was a "settler", & this was not only before computers, it was before the betting shop calculating tool called a "Genie".
Loved it, & to this day, I still use my mental arithmetic "tricks" in preference to any calculator or PC when calculating odds & returns.
We had "short cuts" for prices like 11/8 & 13/8 (e.g., evens + a quarter + half + 1 for original stake etc) & it's a terrific way to keep mental agility. The change to decimal odds, whilst sad for traditionalists like me, just makes calculating betting odds & returns something a 3 year old should be able to do in their head.
Sadly, it ain't so. I was in a shop today, & the bill came to £10.06, so I proferred £20.06, expecting a tenner change. The girl returned the 6p to me, baffled by it's intent. I explained it, & she said, "oh, I see, sorry, but the cash register calculates the change for me, & I can't do it your way, how would I know how much change you need".
And Blair promised us "Education, education, education".......
I struggled with maths at school, but my first job when leaving was running a betting shop, before the age of calculators. I was delighted to find out that the way I worked out the number of multiple bets in any number of horses or dogs was actually by using Pascals Triangle. There was actually a use for one of these fancy theories. Am I right, Vince ? Posted by penguin7
There are many interesting features of Pascal's Triangle. I must admit that I wasn't aware of it being used by bookmakers, though - nice one.
It can be used to work out the number of "combinations" which is, perhaps, the same thing.
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maths is bananas, end of.
As all colours are created by the light shone upon them their is only a perception of colour their is no actual true colour that exists!
Posted by BelovedLtd
4 divided by 4 = 1
3 divided by 3 = 1
2 divided by 2 = 1
1 divided by 1 = 1
so 1/2 divided by a 1/2 = 1 however it is one half and not 1 whole 1
1/2 divide into a half is a 1/4
I was delighted to find out that the way I worked out the number of multiple bets in any number of horses or dogs was actually by using Pascals Triangle. There was actually a use for one of these fancy theories. Am I right, Vince ?
I was a "settler", & this was not only before computers, it was before the betting shop calculating tool called a "Genie".
Loved it, & to this day, I still use my mental arithmetic "tricks" in preference to any calculator or PC when calculating odds & returns.
We had "short cuts" for prices like 11/8 & 13/8 (e.g., evens + a quarter + half + 1 for original stake etc) & it's a terrific way to keep mental agility. The change to decimal odds, whilst sad for traditionalists like me, just makes calculating betting odds & returns something a 3 year old should be able to do in their head.
Sadly, it ain't so. I was in a shop today, & the bill came to £10.06, so I proferred £20.06, expecting a tenner change. The girl returned the 6p to me, baffled by it's intent. I explained it, & she said, "oh, I see, sorry, but the cash register calculates the change for me, & I can't do it your way, how would I know how much change you need".
And Blair promised us "Education, education, education".......
I must admit that I wasn't aware of it being used by bookmakers, though - nice one.
It can be used to work out the number of "combinations" which is, perhaps, the same thing.