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Calculator Maddness...
New Jersey United States Member #18150 June 28, 2005 10525 Posts Offline |
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Yes.. mistake on my part. I couldn't edit it.
Could be something to watch. Things could appear serendipity. To clear up the confusion maybe you would be kind enough to post corrected instructions. Thanks You, A mind once stretched by a new idea never returns to its original dimensions!
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United States Member #5437 June 30, 2004 21740 Posts Offline |
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To clear up the confusion maybe you would be kind enough to post corrected instructions. Thanks You, I did when working it for Michdew.  Life is Good. "If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got."
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Illinois United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 3387 Posts Offline |
| Posted: April 12, 2008, 1:31 pm - IP Logged |
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77.24420150837645021546699365165
Here I took the 179/.03 then hit squareroot.
Looks like double 7s will appear in MI this coming week. I would use 177 677 577
We know that 077 has been hot lately. So 577 would be my first choice in MI. tntea
I think you just worded the OP wrong...
Above you have 179/.03
3% of a numbers is arrived at by multiplying the number by 3%, not dividing it by .03
3% of 179 = 5.37
so please let us know if this is what you are saying, take the last draw, take 3% of that number, then hit sq root?
If the number was 123, we would go 123 X's 3% = 3.69
Sq root of 3.69 = 1.9209372 (hand calculator)
Is that it? It's Lotto, not horseshoes or artillery!
close doesn't count! I sell everything at a loss but make up for it in volume
- Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22
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United States Member #5437 June 30, 2004 21740 Posts Offline |
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The SquareRoot is 3% of the number needed to find your winning combo.
Sqroot = 3% of number
So you take sqroot/.03 to find that number Life is Good. "If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got."
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You Can't Lose With The $tuff I U$e United States Member #2023 August 5, 2003 3869 Posts Offline |
| Posted: April 12, 2008, 2:30 pm - IP Logged |
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77.24420150837645021546699365165
I did it three times and this is what I got
I pushed in 179 then the / then the .03 then the equal sign.. then square root.
Are you multiplying the answer after the division by itself? I believe that could be the problem. I could have worded that wrong... That would be sqaring.. We are looking for square root. Sorry for the confusion.
Try it and let me know I believe this is the correct way listed above...
I used my PC's calculator & put it right up on the screen beside the post & followed the steps. The results are the same!
Thanks tntea for sharing your info.
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Wisconsin United States Member #1327 March 27, 2003 1464 Posts Offline |
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tntea when I take 179/.03 and the squared I DOn't get 77.244 and so on I get 17.3205 and so on, how did you get 77.244? Now this is hilarious. Because when I put into my calculator here on the desk 179/.03 I get
5966.66666666
C'mon...all calculators are supposed to function the same way. What's going on? Or did someone officially change our traditional arithmetic functions and no one bothered to tell me? Life is short. So PAY ATTENTION !
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You Can't Lose With The $tuff I U$e United States Member #2023 August 5, 2003 3869 Posts Offline |
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Now this is hilarious. Because when I put into my calculator here on the desk 179/.03 I get
5966.66666666
C'mon...all calculators are supposed to function the same way. What's going on? Or did someone officially change our traditional arithmetic functions and no one bothered to tell me? You forgot to press the sqrt after getting the 5966.66666666.
It's like this:
179/.03=sqrt (square root √)
The result: 77.24420150837645021546699365165
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North Carolina United States Member #4389 April 11, 2004 1399 Posts Offline |
| Posted: April 12, 2008, 6:22 pm - IP Logged |
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You forgot to press the sqrt after getting the 5966.66666666.
It's like this:
179/.03=sqrt (square root √)
The result: 77.24420150837645021546699365165 Thank you for clarifying this method Laverne...I had 3 calculators in front of me driving me nuts. I decided to use my computer calculator like you did, followed your instuctions...and bingo!!! I hit the jackpot. Thanks!  Gentlespirit
'Be Loving and Peaceful'
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Illinois United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 3387 Posts Offline |
| Posted: April 12, 2008, 6:39 pm - IP Logged |
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The SquareRoot is 3% of the number needed to find your winning combo.
Sqroot = 3% of number
So you take sqroot/.03 to find that number tntea
OK, I see how you got at it now, but I disagree that the square root of a number is 3%.
What's the sq root of 25? 5, right?
5/25 = .2
5 is one fifth of 25. or 20%.
9 is the sq root of 81. 9/81= 11.11 or 11.11% of 81.
There is no constant percentage for the sq root of a number. It's Lotto, not horseshoes or artillery!
close doesn't count! I sell everything at a loss but make up for it in volume
- Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22
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United States Member #5437 June 30, 2004 21740 Posts Offline |
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tntea
OK, I see how you got at it now, but I disagree that the square root of a number is 3%.
What's the sq root of 25? 5, right?
5/25 = .2
5 is one fifth of 25. or 20%.
9 is the sq root of 81. 9/81= 11.11 or 11.11% of 81.
There is no constant percentage for the sq root of a number. I never said the sq root of a number was 3% Life is Good. "If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got."
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