my stats area says i have 3 best answers for 1% of my total and 184 others for 98%. damn my ratio sucks.
2006-07-10 10:30:23 · 12 answers · asked by winstonsmithratm 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
int ( (3.0/187.0) * 100) = int ( (.01604...) * 100) = int ( 1.604 ... ) = 1
2006-07-10 10:37:24 · answer #1 · answered by bogusman82 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
3/187 = .01604 which is closer to 2% than 1%
184/187 = .983957 which is close to 98%
2006-07-10 17:33:54 · answer #2 · answered by MsMath 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is because yahoo truncates the ratio percent and does not round the result to nearest integer.
You have answered 187 questions, 3 best answers are 3/187 = 1.60% wich when it is truncated you get 1%
2006-07-10 17:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It'll catch up when you get to the next whole percent.
The math is correct, but the rounding is not how you'd do it.
Total Answers 187
Best Answers 3
.0160427 That's pretty close to 1%
2006-07-10 17:35:38 · answer #4 · answered by LazlaHollyfeld 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like they round down to get percentages. So sue them.
2006-07-10 19:23:45 · answer #5 · answered by genericman1998 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See rules #1 & #2 (life rules, that is).
2006-07-10 17:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by Joey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shoddy programming.
2006-07-10 17:34:04 · answer #7 · answered by mattw425 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because yahoo is an internet site, not a math teacher
2006-07-10 17:49:46 · answer #8 · answered by Shorti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because yahoo is retarted
2006-07-10 17:39:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause it's not smart enough. It's only smart to find stuff
2006-07-10 17:35:11 · answer #10 · answered by Jane2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad luck
2006-07-10 17:33:51 · answer #11 · answered by Ibrar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋