FNGD Q2 AUG 29: SO YOU WANT TO WRITE THE CNN NEWS TICKER?

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FNGD Q2 AUG 29: SO YOU WANT TO WRITE THE CNN NEWS TICKER?

#1 Post by etaoin22 » Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:59 pm

Q2 - SO YOU WANT TO WRITE THE CNN NEWS TICKER....

THen do the calculation in your head to fill in these blanks....

B - Today, August 29'th, 2008, is the -----''st (or 'rd or 'nd) day of this year

G - After today, there are ____ days left in the year.
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#2 Post by ontellen » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:01 pm

240th with 125 left
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#3 Post by silvercamaro » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:02 pm

242nd

124 remaining





This shouldn't be this hard for me.

But it is.
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#4 Post by T_Bone0806 » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:02 pm

242

124
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#5 Post by mellytu74 » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:02 pm

242nd

124?

I hate math questions. :D
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#6 Post by Tinrinrin » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:03 pm

239th

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#7 Post by christie1111 » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:04 pm

Thank god the new BAM rules don't apply here, yet

30 days has sept........


Uh oh, do you count today?


I get 242 so 124 left

Or not
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#8 Post by ontellen » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:04 pm

Want to change it to 242nd day with 124 remaining. It's a leap year!
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#9 Post by silvercamaro » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:06 pm

I had to stop and divide the year by four before I was even sure it was a leap year. I know there are people who keep a running log of this kind of statistic in their brain. I will never be one.
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#10 Post by etaoin22 » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:08 pm

I think the computer screens on BAM move faster than my typing......


242 and 124 indeed. very good.


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#11 Post by frogman042 » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:10 pm

7 x 30 is 210 - 1 for feb (leap year) - 2 for aug, add 1 for jan, mar, may, july net gain of 1: 211

Remaining 366 - 211 = 155
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Re: FNGD Q2 AUG 29: SO YOU WANT TO WRITE THE CNN NEWS TICKER

#12 Post by ulysses5019 » Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:41 am

etaoin22 wrote:Q2 - SO YOU WANT TO WRITE THE CNN NEWS TICKER....

THen do the calculation in your head to fill in these blanks....

B - Today, August 29'th, 2008, is the -----''st (or 'rd or 'nd) day of this year

G - After today, there are ____ days left in the year.
It's already the next day here. So add and subtract one to the right answer.
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.
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