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Originally posted by tribu Postage is going up again. After being nearly stagnant for 20 years, rates have constantly gone up a cent or two every 2-3 years. Whats with that?

ups or fedex then.

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Originally posted by enferno ups or fedex then.

Im kind of banned from using FEDEX (dont ask) and I have an innate fear of the color brown, so I won't use UPS.

I guess DHL is still an option though...

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Originally posted by tribu Im kind of banned from using FEDEX (dont ask) and I have an innate fear of the color brown, so I won't use UPS. I guess DHL is still an option though...

or airfraight. or ask your friends for some.

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Originally posted by enferno or airfraight.

I dont know that one.

I guess I could go the route of my president and pray for a solution. That works sometimes, right?

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Originally posted by tribu I dont know that one. I guess I could go the route of my president and pray for a solution. That works sometimes, right?

30% of the time, it works all the time.

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Originally posted by enferno 30% of the time, it works all the time.

How often does it work 42% of the time?

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Originally posted by tribu How often does it work 42% of the time?

lets see:

30/24=100/x

so 30x=4200

so x=140% of the time

correct?

i haven't done algebra since the dark ages.

I think youve got the right idea.

30/100 = x/42

42·30 = 100x

1260 = 100x

x=12.6

so 12.6% of the time, it works 42% of the time?

Weird, Id thought it would have been more.

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Originally posted by tribu I think youve got the right idea. 30/100 = x/42 42·30 = 100x 1260 = 100x x=12.6 so 12.6% of the time, it works 42% of the time? Weird, Id thought it would have been more.

you did it backwards.

remember that you're comparing 2 different ratios.

so 3o%=100

and 42% of the time = x, cuz we don't know ex.

then you cross multiply.

so 32x=4200

so 42% of the time, it works 140% of the time

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Originally posted by enferno you did it backwards. remember that you're comparing 2 different ratios. so 3o%=100 and 42% of the time = x, cuz we don't know ex. then you cross multiply. so 32x=4200 so 42% of the time, it works 140% of the time

no way, the way I was asking, the 42 relates to the 100%. so would it be:

30/x = 100/42?