KrissiK Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 No, scratch that. I used 1 1/3 and not 1/3. I will do it again. My new answer is 2 2/3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Junie said: Change 3 1/2 to an improper fraction: 7/2 Now you have 1/3 divided by 7/2. Next you multiply by the reciprocal (turn the second fraction upside down). 1/3 times 2/7. Equals 2/21. I think. The math teacher I'm married to is still at work. Agreed. It's a mathooya! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I set it up like a proportion and solved like a proportion. Cross multiply and then divide. (1/3 * 28) / 3.5. But goodness knows I am so bad at math. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 2/21 = n/28 You need to find the least common multiple. I cheated and looked it up. It's 84. (1st fraction will be multiplied by 4; the second fraction by 3) 8/84 = 3n/84 8 =3n 8/3 = n I think. Like I said, the math teacher is at work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 That was exhausting. I need chocolate. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Junie said: 2/21 = n/28 You need to find the least common multiple. I cheated and looked it up. It's 84. (1st fraction will be multiplied by 4; the second fraction by 3) 8/84 = 3n/84 8 =3n 8/3 = n I think. Like I said, the math teacher is at work. I don't have an opinion on this because I was getting Krissi and I coffee instead of figuring it out and now I don't care. But I'll agree because you seem to have this down. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, Slache said: Is that one third divided by three and a half? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 19 minutes ago, Slache said: Is that one third divided by three and a half? Yes Stupid double post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Thank you ladies! You guys are so awesome but, then you knew that already. Now, I'll be ready to look smart tomorrow when we do this problem again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I’ll go with Junie’s answer. #idon’tlikemath 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Ok, it I just have this question.... if it is proportion, why not just cross multiply and divide? Today in DS’s math we needed to set up a proportion to done out how many fl. oz. are in 8 cups? so, we set it up as 8/1 = x/8 as in 8 oz in 1 cup how many in 8 cups? 8*8=64 divided by 1=64. There are 64 oz. in 8 cups. And that makes sense. Right? I set the other problem up the same way. Why was that wrong? I don’t understand where you are looking at common denominators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: When I was taking medical classes and doing all those equations for blood gas results and stuff, our instructor always said to set it up as a ratio and you'll get it. I like ratios. Ratios are our friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 39 minutes ago, Junie said: That was exhausting. I need chocolate. I'm having ice cream ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I'm having two squares of chocolate while I wait for lunch to cook because I feel like I"m going to faint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Testing a video upload. Our playground was just replaced. We were the first ones on it. 20180712_095612.mp4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 So cool! Choppy, but cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I haz no hope of catching up on past posts. My friend is on her way to the airport and I'm ignoring dishes, laundry and bills by working on the school room today. I'm clearing out another round of books to donate to a literacy project here in town. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I'm discovering that I own two copies of Madeleine, The Story of Ping, and a few other children's books. What have been your favorite children's books? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: I'm discovering that I own two copies of Madeleine, The Story of Ping, and a few other children's books. What have been your favorite children's books? The Chronicles of Narnia and Strawberry Girl are some of my favorites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 14 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: I'm discovering that I own two copies of Madeleine, The Story of Ping, and a few other children's books. What have been your favorite children's books? Madeline in both English and Spanish, Harold and the Purple Crayon. Goodnight Moon is probably my favorite. Have you ever noticed that you read certain books certain ways? I like the way I read Goodnight Moon. It's very calming and gentle. Everything Dr. Seuss. I'm great at reading Dr. Seuss. I could do it professionally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 John says Madeline for younger, Just So Stories for older, Mary says Pinkilicous. I'm surprised the children who play Pooh sticks weekly and sing songs to the snow did not say Winnie the Pooh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I absolutely love children's books. I have multiple favorites for every age group. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I love all of Rosemary Sutcliff's books for tween-aged kids. I'm making two of mine read books by her right now. I'm glad some of her stuff has come back into print. I spent a lot of years scrambling to find used versions of some of her lesser known works. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 What do find when you finally stop procrastinating and actually look through some of your books in storage containers? Stuff that you have on your to buy list for the Geography course you're planning for next year, you might even find a world atlas in there! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Jean, I'm so sorry! I think I accidentally reported your post, I'm not sure though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 minute ago, mama25angels said: What do find when you finally stop procrastinating and actually look through some of your books in storage containers? Stuff that you have on your to buy list for the Geography you're planning for next year, you might even find a world atlas in there! Yup! That's why I'm cleaning out the schoolroom today. I'm gathering stuff I need for next year as I go along. I'm also realizing that this is the year I really need to go through _How to Read a Book_ and _How to Read Literature Like a Professor_ with oldest. I'm setting those aside to thumb through tonight. Congrats on your find and on saving money! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 minute ago, mama25angels said: Jean, I'm so sorry! I think I accidentally reported your post, I'm not sure though I doubt it? I think that you have to actually put in why you're reporting it? But if I'm banned, I'm coming after you! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 minute ago, prairiewindmomma said: Yup! That's why I'm cleaning out the schoolroom today. I'm gathering stuff I need for next year as I go along. I'm also realizing that this is the year I really need to go through _How to Read a Book_ and _How to Read Literature Like a Professor_ with oldest. I'm setting those aside to thumb through tonight. Congrats on your find and on saving money! Yup! I need to dig those out too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I doubt it? I think that you have to actually put in why you're reporting it? But if I'm banned, I'm coming after you! Just know that I can run like the wind for about 2 minutes, lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 So we have this doggie doorbell http://pebblesmart.com/ You train dogs to use it by putting a dog treat behind the bell. I couldn't figure out why Juliet had suddenly stopped using it until I realized that the treat was no longer in it's spot. So I put a new treat in there. Now she's ringing the doorbell constantly again! (I like it best when she uses it consistently for when she really needs to go out.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, mama25angels said: Just know that I can run like the wind for about 2 minutes, lol If there is running involved, you're safe. But I will tell you what I tell my kids. "Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 A number of years ago I single handedly beat ds and his teen friends at a nerf gun battle. I am older and fatter and there was no way that I should have won. But I just waited for them to use up all their ammo and then went and took them all out. ? 5 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I see y'all moved on to children's books, but I like the math problem better. I got n = 8/3 I cross multiplied and then multiplied both sides by 6 to get rid of the fractions which resulted in 56 = 21n, etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Oh. Oh. Oh. I got lesson 7 done. I keep forgetting to brag to you when I'm done! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Slache said: I worked out, walked the kids, bathed the kids, cleaned the house and made dinner. Now, what am I forgetting? 2 hours ago, Slache said: Lynn was supposed to bring me coffee. School! That's the thing! It's 42. Sorry, I was at the pool I knew it was school. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, Another Lynn said: I see y'all moved on to children's books, but I like the math problem better. I got n = 8/3 I cross multiplied and then multiplied both sides by 6 to get rid of the fractions which resulted in 56 = 21n, etc. Yes, n=8/3 aka 2 2/3 I don’t understand that last part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: If there is running involved, you're safe. But I will tell you what I tell my kids. "Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance." No youth or exuberance, fear is what drives me, I'm rather wimpy, ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 24 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Yes, n=8/3 aka 2 2/3 I don’t understand that last part. Yes 2 2/3 is what the TM said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 9 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Yes, n=8/3 aka 2 2/3 I don’t understand that last part. I wrote down the cross multiplication step and it looked like this (ish) 1/3 * 28 = 7/2 * n I knew that 28 was not divisible by 3 evenly, so I decided to multiply both sides of the equation by 6. That resulted in: 56 = 21n Then I divided both sides by 21 and reduced to get 8/3 = n. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 First you contaminate my happy place with Latin a couple of days ago. And now math? What's next? Grammar? (Svengo) 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Yay for getting the right answer! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Stepping away from math for a minute, lol. There's a thread on the chat board about how to store holiday decorations (etc) if you don't have a shed, attic, etc. I don't want to hijack her thread with my unfelpful ramblings accompanied by a touch of drool down the chin. I just want to tell you guys that we don't store stuff in the shed or the attic. There are some Christmas decorations in the basement (barely a step up from the garage) or the garage, but I HATE (hate with the passion of a thousand suns) the day that anything re-enters my house after it has been in the garage or basement. (And trust me, my house isn't that clean). But I really feel like once it's been in either of those places it is contaminated and may not re-enter my realm. Also, I would be good with never owning any decorations or anything that was not used a significant percentage of the time. You may come pull my feminine homemaking card anytime you like. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, Another Lynn said: Stepping away from math for a minute, lol. There's a thread on the chat board about how to store holiday decorations (etc) if you don't have a shed, attic, etc. I don't want to hijack her thread with my unfelpful ramblings accompanied by a touch of drool down the chin. I just want to tell you guys that we don't store stuff in the shed or the attic. There are some Christmas decorations in the basement (barely a step up from the garage) or the garage, but I HATE (hate with the passion of a thousand suns) the day that anything re-enters my house after it has been in the garage or basement. (And trust me, my house isn't that clean). But I really feel like once it's been in either of those places it is contaminated and may not re-enter my realm. Also, I would be good with never owning any decorations or anything that was not used a significant percentage of the time. You may come pull my feminine homemaking card anytime you like. This sounds very similar to a conversation I had with dh just a few days ago, except I do store things in the basement. The basement is for clean storage. The garage is for dirty storage. Once it is in the garage it should never come back into the house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 We store things in the attic. We don’t have a basement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, Junie said: This sounds very similar to a conversation I had with dh just a few days ago, except I do store things in the basement. The basement is for clean storage. The garage is for dirty storage. Once it is in the garage it should never come back into the house. Quite right, quite right! My basement would be acceptable storage except that I may (or may not) have a semi-irrational fear of going down there and finding something horrible. That, and there's a constant moisture issue which is A/C related. Dehumidifier runs all the time in the summer and it still gets musty. (#teamslab) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Just now, KrissiK said: We store things in the attic. We don’t have a basement. I commend you for not having a basement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 31 minutes ago, Junie said: Yay for getting the right answer! But I thought I got the wrong answer. But that’s ok. We can talk about something else now because I don’t like math. I was just pushing the issue because I thought I did it right, then I read everyone else’s answer and thought I did it wrong and wanted to know why.... but now i’m Even more confused, so..... i’m Just gonna pour myself a big mug of COFFEE~D and go tackle my closet and hope Ellie drops by. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, Another Lynn said: Stepping away from math for a minute, lol. There's a thread on the chat board about how to store holiday decorations (etc) if you don't have a shed, attic, etc. I don't want to hijack her thread with my unfelpful ramblings accompanied by a touch of drool down the chin. I just want to tell you guys that we don't store stuff in the shed or the attic. There are some Christmas decorations in the basement (barely a step up from the garage) or the garage, but I HATE (hate with the passion of a thousand suns) the day that anything re-enters my house after it has been in the garage or basement. (And trust me, my house isn't that clean). But I really feel like once it's been in either of those places it is contaminated and may not re-enter my realm. Also, I would be good with never owning any decorations or anything that was not used a significant percentage of the time. You may come pull my feminine homemaking card anytime you like. Umm, I don't much care for lots of decorations either, it means I have to dust them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Another Lynn said: I commend you for not having a basement. I don’t know many people who do. At least here in California. When I was growing up we had a crawl-space under our house and I thought that was a basement. Imagine my surprise when I learned that people had whole rooms under their houses. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I'm supposed to dust decorations? We keep our Christmas decorations in a couple of boxes in the under the stairs closet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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