haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) (01/03/85)
Question: What fraction is 8.5% ? My answer: 17/200 Their answer: 1/12 So who's right? Grrr... (it was a pie question, too!) \tom haapanen watmath!watdcsu!haapanen
david@ukma.UUCP (David Herron, NPR Lover) (01/07/85)
Weeeellll..... Due to the handy dandy electronics of Japan: 1/12 = .08333333333333 ... 17/200 = .085 (This answer brought to you by a Casio CFX-20 wristwatch).