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Old 22-03-2013, 20:15   #124
gpick24
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Re: World Maths Day Today

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Originally Posted by Guinness View Post
There's a point to it...but only for certain professions and skills..it's highly unlikely that you or me will send a rover to Mars, place an order for the number of bricks you need to build the next Empire State Building or figure out how wide you need to build a septic tank with a length of 2m a depth of 4m to cope with a volume of 30m cubed...

However, if you ain't introduced to it at some point, how will you ever know if you want to send a rover to mars etc..etc..etc..
Or want to work out your fuel economy = miles / gallons
Or a spark, Volts = Amps X Resistance
Or a joiner, Floor joist size = (span / 2)+2
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