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Mr. Hui · 08-25-2005

There is a math mistake involving proportions in this article. Are you sharp enough to pick it up?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4745205.stm

Hint: It's in the bolded paragraph.

12-31-2011

The title says one in seven new mobiles 'faulty' but in the article it says an estimated two million of the 18 million mobiles sold last year in the UK could have been faulty. The mistake is that two million of 18 million is one in nine and the title says one in seven.

**Dragonballful23** · 01-14-2012

The article: it shows more proof that people make mistakes.

**orishorjo** · 01-14-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by zacmarz

everyone makes a mistake one in a while

people make mistake once in there life
If they don't make mistakes then they will never going to learn!!!!

**zacmarz** · 01-14-2012

learn from ur mistakes

**orishorjo** · 01-14-2012

but never try do the same mistakes

**Dragonballful23** · 01-15-2012

I agree. If you ask someone to do everything for you and you do nothing but watch and then the next time you do nothing again but watch someone do it for you again, you have learned helplessness.

**orishorjo** · 01-15-2012

that's true

**Dragonballful23** · 01-15-2012

I am kinda like that

. My sister told me how to type on the keyboard and I was watching her over and over. I have learned helplessness.

08-25-2005	#1
Mr. Hui Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 10,609	Math Mistake in News Article There is a math mistake involving proportions in this article. Are you sharp enough to pick it up? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4745205.stm Hint: It's in the bolded paragraph. __________________ Do Math and you can do Anything! Last edited by Mr. Hui; 10-05-2005 at 07:28 PM..

01-14-2012	#3
Dragonballful23 Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 386	The article: it shows more proof that people make mistakes. __________________ Finally finished all my tests!!! I am ekko main now ^_^ (ign: supersaiyan2363) It's not how much time you have, it's how you use it. -Ekko

01-14-2012	#5
zacmarz Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 945	learn from ur mistakes __________________ The only real failure in life is the failure to try

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orishorjo Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,633	but never try do the same mistakes __________________ Do what you love, love what you do.

01-15-2012	#7
Dragonballful23 Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 386	I agree. If you ask someone to do everything for you and you do nothing but watch and then the next time you do nothing again but watch someone do it for you again, you have learned helplessness. __________________ Finally finished all my tests!!! I am ekko main now ^_^ (ign: supersaiyan2363) It's not how much time you have, it's how you use it. -Ekko