30% of 40%?????

[sparkin]

Just trying to do one of these fund raising type quiz things and I`m stuck on this question(possibly a trick question)

What`s is 30% of 40% ?

[ali]

12%

[itexuk]

Yes 12%

[748IOM]

Computer says no...............................or in this case 12%.

[guest1]

and for all you non-believers stand to be amazed:
30% of 40% is the same as (drum roll)........40% of 30%
WOW. I am truly a magician.

[sparkin]

How did you get 12% you Carol Vordamens?

Alan I`m confused,explain please?

[psychlist]

30% is 30 parts of an item split into 100 parts. 100/30 = 0.3
40% is 40 parts of an item split into 100 parts. 100/40 = 0.4

so 30% of 40% is :-
30 parts of (40 parts of an item split into 100 parts) = 100/30(100/40) = 0.3(0.4) = 0.3 times by 0.4 = 0.12 = 100/12 = 12%

:o

Shocking I know, but the same really DOES go for 40% of 30%
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[748IOM]

30 * 40 / 100 = 12

[psychlist]

Originally posted by 748IOM
30 * 40 / 100 = 12

Oh come ON, he did ask for a "Carol Vorderman" explanation :lol:

[748IOM]

oops sorry, yeah yours is better :D

[sparkin]

Cheers chaps,I didn`t realise I knew so many intelligent people;)


Trouble is I`m stuck on another one;

Victor Meldrew,we all know he was killed off by a hit and run driver,but which actress was driving the car?

[Ian900SLV]

Hannah Gordon

[sparkin]

Positive Ian?

[748IOM]

Phone a friend?? :lol:

[philthy]

For ten points. What colour was the car?

[Glyn]

higher
no lower
sod it
gamble
super smashing lovely great look at what you could have won:D

[mikesps]

You get Shakespeare on BBC2 but you won't see drama like this.

[Ian900SLV]

Originally posted by sparkin
Positive Ian?

100% of 100% sure :lol::lol:

Think the car was yellow but thats just a guess :puzzled:

[Glyn]

heres another nice easy one that stumps a lot of people
1/3 plus 1/4 plus 1/5
express as a fraction not % thats too easy

[mikesps]

47/60

[sparkin]

Is that right Glyn?

[Glyn]

yes.....
but it seems to stump quite a few people that think there good at mathes

[Mr_S]

1/3 = 20/60
1/4 = 15/60
1/5 = 12/60

so...

20/60 + 15/60 + 12/60 = 47/60

[sparkin]

Yes mate,there`s three sorts of people in the world,
People who can count and people who can`t....................

[sparkin]

Ah,I see, it`s that common norton dominator thing ain`t it.

[Glyn]

this is quite old but i thought it was quite clever in a simple way


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You have a gray elephant from Denmark.

[sparkin]

I won!I won! but isn`t grey spelt with an "e" :P

[Glyn]

you spell ray.......... r.. a.. y
stick a g in front
works for me

while i'm at it
fronts all wrong an all

should be frunt
run
runt
frunt

any way what do you know
you lot still speak latin do yea not

[Loz]

Puer stultus est.
;)

[Jasper]

I got a Brown elk from Deutschland!!?:puzzled: