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strewth71 wrote: »

Good afternoon Elite. Just popping on with a question...not shopping related :eek:

I started home educating dd2 just before Christmas and we've been doing really well...that was until this question on reverse percentages:

There are 6000 people at an ice hockey match.

The announcer says this is exactly 40% more people that the previous match.

Explain why the announcer is incorrect.

We've worked out the percentages and get that there would have bee 4286 people at the previous match. I don't get why the announcer is wrong! Any Elite maths geniuses out there?

Is it because 4,286 x 140% = 6000.4

If there was exactly 40% more at the second match, then there can't have been a whole number of people at the first match..

You've worked the numbers correctly though

David.

strewth71 wrote: »

Good afternoon Elite. Just popping on with a question...not shopping related :eek:

I started home educating dd2 just before Christmas and we've been doing really well...that was until this question on reverse percentages:

There are 6000 people at an ice hockey match.

The announcer says this is exactly 40% more people that the previous match.

Explain why the announcer is incorrect.

We've worked out the percentages and get that there would have bee 4286 people at the previous match. I don't get why the announcer is wrong! Any Elite maths geniuses out there?

4285.714285714286 not exactly off the top of my head :rotfl:
6000.4 would be 40% more than 4286
or it may be a trick question :eek:

Tinyshoes

fuzzgun19 wrote: »

You just made me spend £1.79 David. :eek:
Last one on the hanger, and there must be lurkers as the SA said they had sold a lot of them today.

That'll be the ones David. bought.

savvy_sal

1 x ASDA Cauliflower Loose £0.98 £0.99
1 x ASDA Smartprice Tomatoes (500g) £0.75 N/A
1 x Always Discreet for Sensitive Bladder Liners Plus ... £1.99 N/A
1 x Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Shampoo (300ml) £2.00 N/A
1 x Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Conditioner (250ml) £2.00 N/A
3 x Olay Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream SPF 15 for Mature Skin... £14.88 £29.97
1 x Weetabix Oatibix (24x24g) £1.94 £2.69
2 x Warburtons White Sliced Sandwich Rolls (12) £2.80 £2.90
1 x Vimto Original Fruit Juice Cordial No Added Sugar ... £1.98 £3.50
2 x St. Ives Invigorating Apricot Scrub (150ml) £5.00 £7.98
1 x Kellogg's Special K Oats & Honey (650g) £3.78 £3.99
2 x ASDA Large Mango £1.50 N/A
1 x Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil (500ml) £1.87 £3.99

A v M womble today

Someone must have really wrinkly and bad skin.

Afternoon all.

aau1

savvy_sal wrote: »

1 x ASDA Cauliflower Loose £0.98 £0.99
1 x ASDA Smartprice Tomatoes (500g) £0.75 N/A
1 x Always Discreet for Sensitive Bladder Liners Plus ... £1.99 N/A
1 x Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Shampoo (300ml) £2.00 N/A
1 x Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Conditioner (250ml) £2.00 N/A
3 x Olay Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream SPF 15 for Mature Skin... £14.88 £29.97
1 x Weetabix Oatibix (24x24g) £1.94 £2.69
2 x Warburtons White Sliced Sandwich Rolls (12) £2.80 £2.90
1 x Vimto Original Fruit Juice Cordial No Added Sugar ... £1.98 £3.50
2 x St. Ives Invigorating Apricot Scrub (150ml) £5.00 £7.98
1 x Kellogg's Special K Oats & Honey (650g) £3.78 £3.99
2 x ASDA Large Mango £1.50 N/A
1 x Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil (500ml) £1.87 £3.99

A v M womble today

Someone must have really wrinkly and bad skin.

Afternoon all.

Looks like you found FC's receipt :rotfl:

David.

fuzzgun19 wrote: »

You just made me spend £1.79 David. :eek:
Last one on the hanger, and there must be lurkers as the SA said they had sold a lot of them today.

So you bought the handcuffs and tape :T:T

Tinyshoes

David. wrote: »

So you bought the handcuffs and tape :T:T

Did you get as many pairs as you got sim cards? :whistle:

David.

wackynut wrote: »

I can't remember how old I am, let alone a list of 111 items. :rotfl::rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl:

MissAdventure

Just came back from the most complicated shop of my life! How do you lot do this without going crazy?! I was staring at my phone checking and re-checking things. Good job it was only 5 items :rotfl:

Morries vs ? using cos and s-tize.

Seabrook lattice crisps £1.99 (-£1 cos) (1000 match points?)
Phileas Fogg crisps £1.99 (-1.99 cos) (1000 match points?)
Lindt Lindor Truffles £4.00 (-£4 cos) (500 match points?)
Hardys Stamp Shiraz £7.25 (2470 match ps?, 1500 more points)
Betty Crocker Pankcake mix £1 (-£1 s-tize)

(NOTE: Exactly how I got the match points is a bit of a guess. According to msm A should have been 5.06 cheaper, and T 4.97, but 4970 is what I got).

Recycled my £15 of biccy vouchers, plus £1.23 of actual cash, and have cashback of £7.99, and £6.47 of morries vouchers.. so I think thats cost me £1.77

Mumto2monkeys

fuzzgun19 wrote: »

Tried this and still not on mine

Have you tried selecting "all shops"... That's where I found mine:)

Not that I understand the offer:o