Either way you are multiplying 73 by 24 ...

Feb 20, 2020
10:57:16pm

garyfan All-American

(73 x 24 = 1,752), and then moving the decimal over two digits (17.52) because one or the other of those numbers (0.73 or 0.24) is 1/100th of the original, forcing you to live the decimal 2 places over.

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Mr. Belding The easy way out

2/20/20 10:36pm

So, if I understand correctly, I think I can extend this rule.

Corn Pop

2/20/20 10:46pm

RE: So, if I understand correctly, I think I can extend this rule.

Mr. Belding

2/20/20 10:48pm

X times Y/100 = Y times X/100

TheWanderer

2/20/20 10:47pm

Or a * b * c = c * b * a

Mississippi

2/20/20 10:57pm

Very good!

TheWanderer

2/21/20 8:04am

Mathematics should have a law or property for this.

Hinta

2/20/20 10:53pm

Either way you are multiplying 73 by 24 ...

garyfan

2/20/20 10:57pm

Uh, my post was TIC

Hinta

2/20/20 11:05pm

RE: Uh, my post was TIC

garyfan

2/20/20 11:08pm

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