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Peerzy
02-21-2004, 11:13 PM
33.3%=1/3(one third)
yeah everyone understand that.
so times 33.3% by 3 to get 1 (three thirds)
33.3%X3=99.9% so 1=99.9% not 100%
ah the maths world have been blown apart!!!
i beat the system!!!
bujub22
02-21-2004, 11:14 PM
:blink: blew my mind man
seiya_33
02-21-2004, 11:16 PM
100% = spam
Peerzy
02-21-2004, 11:17 PM
ur on a spam role arnt u. if u click ur name and see ur last 20 posts its all spam but different varations of it :lol:
Illuminati
02-21-2004, 11:17 PM
Not really - 33.3% is an approximation to 3 significant figures (or 1 decimal point) of one third. i.e. while 33.3% is similar to a third, it is not equal to a third (or to be truly technical, exactly identical to a third).
So while 1/3 * 3 = 3/3 = 1, 33.3% x 3 = 99.9% = 0.99, NOT 1.
Sorry about that - Approximations can be a bitch :P
seiya_33
02-21-2004, 11:20 PM
my goal is to be remembered as the spam king , if its not taken
Peerzy
02-21-2004, 11:21 PM
yes true BUT
no matter how many decimal point u go to it still works 33.3333333333%X3=99.9999999999
33.3333333=99.9999999%
yet it is still 1/3 not equalling 1.
ha i beat the system AND Illuminati!
Agrajag
02-21-2004, 11:21 PM
It's really 33.33 repeater, but thanks for the valiant effort. I would love to see the world of maths blown apart.
seiya_33
02-21-2004, 11:23 PM
whats this "math" all of you are talking about
Rat Faced
02-21-2004, 11:23 PM
I always thought it was .33 recurring
Peerzy
02-21-2004, 11:23 PM
Originally posted by seiya_33@21 February 2004 - 23:20
my goal is to be remembered as the spam king , if its not taken
didnt Mad Cat already clame that in his span thread?
4th gen
02-21-2004, 11:26 PM
1/3 is not finitely representable. That means there's not enough paper in the world to write down 1/3 exactly using decimal expression.
1/3 does not equal 33.33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333%
Darth Sushi
02-21-2004, 11:26 PM
It's called a Non-terminating Decimal. (1÷3=0.3333333 bla, bla, bla ad infinitum)
Try 5÷11 :rolleyes:
Peerzy
02-21-2004, 11:26 PM
Originally posted by Rat Faced@21 February 2004 - 23:23
I always thought it was .33 recurring
yeah but it doesnt matter. howevere many 3's it has its always not gonna equal 1 at the end!
thats the whole [point. Add a million 3's on and it still isnt 100%
Agrajag
02-21-2004, 11:29 PM
So represent it as 100/3 and be done. There is no need to resolve the equation unless you choose to.
4th gen
02-21-2004, 11:32 PM
Originally posted by peerzyboy+21 February 2004 - 22:26--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (peerzyboy @ 21 February 2004 - 22:26)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Rat Faced@21 February 2004 - 23:23
I always thought it was .33 recurring
yeah but it doesnt matter. howevere many 3's it has its always not gonna equal 1 at the end!
thats the whole [point. Add a million 3's on and it still isnt 100% [/b][/quote]
You're missing the point, you can't correctly represent 1/3 as a decimal. Just like you can't correctly represent pi
Peerzy
02-21-2004, 11:48 PM
o gr8 stamp on my happyness <_<
4th gen
02-21-2004, 11:50 PM
Originally posted by peerzyboy@21 February 2004 - 22:48
o gr8 stamp on my happyness <_<
I'd have said it was sheer defiance more than happiness :P
Peerzy
02-21-2004, 11:52 PM
well it was My feeling so i know what it was and it wasnt either. it was either alchoal or some kinda highness on wakie bakie ;)
Peerzy
02-21-2004, 11:53 PM
u stamped on my wakie bakie that cost me £20! bastard :P
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