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Dave Budd

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Dec 15, 2009, 6:25:19 PM12/15/09

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If 45 2nd yr undergraduates in a numerate disicipline, all with at
least a B in A level maths, take a little test and one of the questions
is "What is 60% of 10?", how many will get it right?

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Richard Robinson

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Dec 15, 2009, 9:02:37 PM12/15/09

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August West said:

> Does it matter? These days, all truth is subjective, merely a societal
> contruct, and open to debate.

Which we are then told has already taken place.

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Dave Budd

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Dec 16, 2009, 5:48:27 PM12/16/09

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In article <868wd2t...@kennel.dogslobber.demon.co.uk>,
dontmakemefet...@dogslobber.demon.co.uk says...
>
> And Dave Budd <da...@davebudd.org.ku> was like:

>
> > If 45 2nd yr undergraduates in a numerate disicipline, all with at
> > least a B in A level maths, take a little test and one of the questions
> > is "What is 60% of 10?", how many will get it right?
>

> Well, how many did?

27.

Dead Mangled Pigeon

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Dec 16, 2009, 6:02:47 PM12/16/09

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"Dave Budd" <da...@davebudd.org.ku> wrote

>> Well, how many did?
>
> 27.

42

Peter Ward

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Dec 16, 2009, 7:05:58 PM12/16/09

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Dead Mangled Pigeon says...

That was the answer given to "what's six multiplied by nine".

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Richard Tobin

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Dec 16, 2009, 7:16:44 PM12/16/09

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In article <MPG.2593740f2...@News.Individual.NET>,
Dave Budd <da...@davebudd.org.ku> wrote:

>> > If 45 2nd yr undergraduates in a numerate disicipline, all with at
>> > least a B in A level maths, take a little test and one of the questions
>> > is "What is 60% of 10?", how many will get it right?

>> Well, how many did?

>27.

Well there's your mistake. That's 60% of 45.

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Dead Mangled Pigeon

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Dec 16, 2009, 7:22:04 PM12/16/09

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"Peter Ward" <m...@privacy.net> wrote

>> 42
>
> That was the answer given to "what's six multiplied by nine".

I know. I was there.

Dead Mangled Pigeon

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Dec 16, 2009, 7:22:58 PM12/16/09

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"Richard Tobin" <ric...@cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote

>>> > If 45 2nd yr undergraduates in a numerate disicipline, all with at
>>> > least a B in A level maths, take a little test and one of the
>>> > questions
>>> > is "What is 60% of 10?", how many will get it right?
>
>>> Well, how many did?
>
>>27.
>
> Well there's your mistake. That's 60% of 45.

Give him a B.

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Willy Eckerslyke

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Dec 17, 2009, 5:30:30 AM12/17/09

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Sn!pe wrote:

> Dead Mangled Pigeon <qrnq_znat...@zfa.pbz> wrote:
>
>>>>>> is "What is 60% of 10?", how many will get it right?
>>>>> Well, how many did?
>>>> 27.
>>> Well there's your mistake. That's 60% of 45.
>> Give him a B.
>

> I'd like a P, Bob.

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Matthew Vernon

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Dec 17, 2009, 5:57:57 AM12/17/09

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sn...@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Sn!pe) writes:

> I'd like a P, Bob.

Surely not old enough not to need permission any more?

Matthew

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Rusty Hinge

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Dec 18, 2009, 9:27:10 AM12/18/09

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