...about math.....with an engineer.
"So, Mike, if I have a 9 x 13 pan and I want squares that are 1 1/2 by 1 1/2. How many servings would I have?"
Some math inside Mike's head....."About 54" (I think the answer was in the 50's).
"What?! I was thinking we'd get about 80!"
"Are you talking 1 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches or are you talking 1 1/2 square inches?"
"Aren't they the same thing?"
"No, 1.5 time 1.5 is different than 1 1/2 square inches."
"What?!"
We sat down and he explained it to me. It involved googling a scientific calculator and using the square root button and some to scale drawings but I think I got it.
"So," by this time my brain is working on fumes, "if I want 80 servings that are 1 1/2 square inches how many rows do I need to cut both lengthwise and widthwise."
Some math is involved so we could get the closest to 1 1/2 square inch pieces that we could. Can you guess the answer? 8 cuts lengthwise and 10 cuts widthwise. Yep, 8 times 10 makes 80.
Now, couldn't I just have started out thinking like that?
October 30, 2007
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4 comments:
LOL!!! That is so funny! Thanks for adding humor to my evening. I needed a good laugh!
I grinned and chuckled as I read about the Legos cause that's exactly what I did to the ones I got from a friend!! So, I know who he gets it from ;) Remember when you told me Mike took something that was out of place at a store and put it back where it belonged, same gene!!
Hillarious! One of my brothers is an engineer. I can totally imagine the same sort of conversation! Hope you don't mind me checking out your blog once in awhile! I hear about you from Wanda and Michael so feel as if I know you! (Ok I guess we have met at their wedding.) Fun to see what others do on their blogs! Some cute kiddos and fun stories.
Feel free to "stop by" anytime! I've looked at yours too. We hear about you from M & W as well ;)
God bless!
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