But if you say "5 of 10", that's 5/10, which also equals 1/2. On Nov 29, 2005, at 10:14 AM, Art wrote: > > On Nov 29, 2005, at 12:40 AM, Eugene wrote: > >> If you say "a of b", mathematically that's "a / b". > > Hardly, e.g., "1/2 of 8" is 1/2 * 8 = 4, and certainly _not_ "1/2 / > 8" (= 1/16) as you describe! > > __ Aron S. Spencer Elizabeth, NJ 07202 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x4u/attachments/20051129/baa47d43/attachment.html