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#157131 03/13/06 10:57 AM

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Faldage

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Decimal arithmetic is comfortable for us because we're used to it. If you had done your times tables in duodecimal or hexadecimal you'd probably find the decimal system confusing.

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We use the decimal system because... CarstenKruse 03/13/06 07:37 AM

Re: We use the decimal system because... Faldage 03/13/06 10:57 AM

Re: We use the decimal system because... maverick 03/13/06 11:58 AM

Re: We use the decimal system because... Jackie 03/13/06 03:19 PM

Re: We use the decimal system because... maverick 03/13/06 04:42 PM

Re: We use the decimal system because... Alan_Fitch 03/13/06 07:06 PM

Re: We use the decimal system because... Bingley 03/20/06 07:26 AM

Re: We use the decimal system because... of troy 03/20/06 02:02 PM

Re: We use the decimal system because... inselpeter 03/20/06 03:57 PM

Much Ado About Twelfth Noting Alex Williams 03/20/06 05:57 PM

Re: Much Ado About Twelfth Noting inselpeter 03/20/06 09:20 PM

Re: We use the decimal system because... maverick 03/21/06 01:02 AM

Re: We use the decimal system because... of troy 03/21/06 01:49 AM

though this be madness, yet there is method in it Alex Williams 03/21/06 02:56 AM

Re: though this be madness, yet there is method in it Myridon 03/21/06 06:39 PM

Re: though this be madness, yet there is method in it Alex Williams 03/21/06 07:28 PM

Re: though this be madness, yet there is method in it inselpeter 03/22/06 01:20 AM

though this be method, yet there is madness in it maverick 03/22/06 01:54 AM

Re: though this be method, yet there is madness in it inselpeter 03/22/06 02:28 AM

Re: though this be method, yet there is madness in it Bingley 03/22/06 03:06 AM

Re: though this be method, yet there is madness in it Alex Williams 03/22/06 01:25 PM

Re: though this be method, yet there is madness in it of troy 03/22/06 02:36 PM

no more method...it's all madness at this point Alex Williams 03/22/06 03:56 PM

Re: no more method...it's all madness at this point TEd Remington 03/22/06 05:19 PM

Re: no more method...it's all madness at this point Alex Williams 03/22/06 05:28 PM

Re: no more method...it's all madness at this point TEd Remington 03/22/06 07:38 PM

Re: no more method...it's all madness at this point Owlbow 03/23/06 02:05 PM

Re: no more method...it's all madness at this point Jackie 03/24/06 03:35 AM

Re: though this be madness, yet there is method in it Myridon 03/24/06 09:44 PM

Re: though this be madness, yet there is method in it Alex Williams 03/26/06 04:01 AM

Re: though this be madness, yet there is method in it inselpeter 03/26/06 09:35 AM

Re: though this be madness, yet there is method in it of troy 03/26/06 01:04 PM

Re: We use the decimal system because... Jackie 03/21/06 02:15 AM

Re: We use the decimal system because... Bingley 03/21/06 04:24 AM

Re: We use the decimal system because... maverick 03/21/06 09:39 AM

Re: Jackie!! AnnaStrophic 03/13/06 05:13 PM

Re: duodenum Jackie 03/14/06 01:44 PM

te ease of moving the decimal point. TEd Remington 03/13/06 05:08 PM

Re: te ease of moving the decimal point. tsuwm 03/13/06 05:19 PM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. maverick 03/13/06 05:20 PM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. Buffalo Shrdlu 03/13/06 05:34 PM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. dalehileman 03/13/06 08:28 PM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. dalehileman 03/14/06 03:56 PM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. belMarduk 03/14/06 05:31 PM

the mystic number thirty-seven tsuwm 03/14/06 06:27 PM

Re: the mystic number thirty-seven dalehileman 03/14/06 11:59 PM

Re: the mystic number thirty-seven tsuwm 03/15/06 01:27 AM

Re: the mystic number thirty-seven Buffalo Shrdlu 03/15/06 01:34 AM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. TEd Remington 03/13/06 07:15 PM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. Father Steve 03/13/06 08:07 PM

baseless statements wofahulicodoc 03/14/06 01:01 AM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. Faldage 03/13/06 11:01 PM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. Buffalo Shrdlu 03/13/06 11:09 PM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. maverick 03/13/06 11:46 PM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. Myridon 03/14/06 06:52 PM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. Buffalo Shrdlu 03/14/06 07:01 PM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. Marianna 03/14/06 07:18 PM

warning: in danger of becoming a food thread AnnaStrophic 03/14/06 08:18 PM

Re: warning: in danger of becoming a food thread Marianna 03/16/06 08:05 AM

Re: warning: in danger of becoming a food thread inselpeter 03/16/06 12:41 PM

Re: warning: in danger of becoming a food thread belMarduk 03/16/06 04:23 PM

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Re: schmeasurements AnnaStrophic 03/16/06 05:57 PM

Re: miniscus? belMarduk 03/16/06 07:41 PM

Re: miniscus? maverick 03/17/06 12:33 AM

Re: warning: in danger of becoming a food thread Myridon 03/16/06 06:56 PM

Re: warning: in danger of becoming a food thread of troy 03/16/06 06:59 PM

Re: meniscus AnnaStrophic 03/17/06 10:22 AM

Re: meniscus TEd Remington 03/17/06 12:18 PM

Re: warning: in danger of becoming a food thread inselpeter 03/16/06 11:07 PM

Re: warning: in danger of becoming a food thread Zed 03/17/06 12:15 AM

Re: tease of moving the decimal point. Sparteye 03/16/06 02:03 AM

the stick-ing point wofahulicodoc 03/16/06 02:51 AM

What's 17.5% TEd Remington 03/14/06 09:44 PM

Re: waits and old-fashioned measures maverick 03/15/06 12:48 PM

Re: waits and old-fashioned measures Jackie 03/15/06 02:27 PM

Re: waits and old-fashioned measures TheFallibleFiend 03/15/06 03:00 PM

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