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Old 20-03-2013, 21:30   #71
Sunflower49
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Re: World Maths Day Today

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Originally Posted by gpick24 View Post
a=b X c
a=the £20 you have
b=£4 cost of drink/round
c=how many drinks/rounds can you have.
I get it. I was confused-I thought algebra was an actual mathematical theory involving numbers and letters-which my brain didn't entertain the logic of!I used to sit there thinking 'Maths is numbers. English is letters-what's the deal with mixing the beggars up?!?'

In the above situation I could work that out-I'm not THAT bad but never thought of it as algebra.

Edited to add, in the time it has taken me to write that post and post it.. you've ended up having a good sup behind my back. Where's my invite?

No problem on the Maths lesson-I was genuinely intrigued!

The smilies rule-I thought that was just for over-use? Does it need to be re-written if it's not allowed at all?
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