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Feb 13

Subtracting with Multiple Units: Borrowing at the End

When working with multiple units, be they inches and feet, pounds and ounces, or fractions and whole numbers, we have an option when subtracting that we don’t when we’re just using regular numbers: we can break the problem apart and borrow at the end (no loan application needed). The easiest…

Arithmetic

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Subtracting with Multiple Units: Borrowing at the End
Subtracting with Multiple Units: Borrowing at the End
Arithmetic

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Feb 11

Multiplying Large Mixed Numbers by Fractions

The standard method of multiplying a mixed number by a fraction is to convert the mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply straight across and then convert it back to a mixed number. …

Math

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Multiplying Large Mixed Numbers by Fractions
Multiplying Large Mixed Numbers by Fractions
Math

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Feb 11

Reuse/Recycle Your Math

I’ve found a lot of my math hacks by being lazy. I don’t want to use any more effort than I have to to get an answer. One of the first things I started doing is to reuse or recycle the math I already did. One of the first things…

Math

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Reuse/Recycle Your Math
Reuse/Recycle Your Math
Math

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Feb 5

Still Another 10 things I’ve Learned

I know I said I was going to stop after the last list, but couldn’t resist writing about a few more. If you have allergies that make your eyes itch, rub them GENTLY. If you rub them too hard you can: give yourself a black eye. If you’re female, this…

Life Lessons

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Still Another 10 things I’ve Learned
Still Another 10 things I’ve Learned
Life Lessons

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Jan 1

Yet Another 10 Things I’ve Learned

It seems that I’ve learned a lot in life, but never really thought about it. Here’s yet another list. Hopefully, it’s my last list but I wouldn’t count on it. Please feel free to put things you’ve learned in the comments. The vast majority of people make decisions based on…

Lists

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Yet Another 10 Things I’ve Learned
Yet Another 10 Things I’ve Learned
Lists

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Dec 19, 2022

10 More Random Things I’ve Learned

I wrote a story last week listing 10 random things I’ve learned over the course of my life, but that didn’t cover it all, so here’s some more. Most people (90% according to Briggs — Myers) make decisions based on feeling, so using logic to try to affect their thought…

Life Lessons

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10 More Random Things I’ve Learned
10 More Random Things I’ve Learned
Life Lessons

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Dec 13, 2022

10 Random Things I’ve Learned

I recently turned 59. This means I’ve learned a lot of stuff over the course of my life so far. …

Life Lessons

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10 Random Things I’ve Learned
10 Random Things I’ve Learned
Life Lessons

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Published in Math Simplified

·Nov 30, 2022

Working with Negative Spaces

First, what do I mean by negative spaces? Negative spaces are places where things aren’t, but yet kinda are. For example, if we look at the picture above, we see two people’s faces or a vase. When we see the vase, the people’s faces are the negative space and when…

Math

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Working with Negative Spaces
Working with Negative Spaces
Math

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Published in Math Simplified

·Nov 21, 2022

Using Fractions to Solve Percentage Problems

There are three ways to solve percentage problems: 1) treat it like a ratio, 2) the 10% method and 3) substitute in a fraction. Today I’d like to talk about that third option. This is a method that works with a limited number of percentage problems. The problems need to…

Math

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Using Fractions to Solve Percentage Problems
Using Fractions to Solve Percentage Problems
Math

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Published in The Haven

·Nov 6, 2022

What They Don’t Tell You About Aging

First off, who is “they”? Who is responsible for telling us ANYTHING about aging? Is there some sort of government agency that’s supposed to be putting out a manual? I never got mine. Or maybe it’s some non-profit group who does the aging equivalent of Schoolhouse Rock. …

Aging

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What They Don’t Tell You About Aging
What They Don’t Tell You About Aging
Aging

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Karen Remick

Karen Remick

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Scientist (PhD Space Physics), Inventor, INTJ, and all around strange person.

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