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Re:Using Fibonacci Numbers to Convert from Miles to Kilomete... by amarcheschi on Saturday August 31, 2024 @07:11AM (#41407957)
I'm even lazier, 1.6 might be hard to do without a Calc, I just grab 50% of the original number, 10%, and then sum them to the original
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Re:Using Fibonacci Numbers to Convert from Miles to Kilomete... by throwadobe on Saturday August 31, 2024 @09:05AM (#41408600)
That's how I do many kinds of percentages... like 72% is 50% and then 10% twice and then a couple of 1%s
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Re:Using Fibonacci Numbers to Convert from Miles to Kilomete... by huhtenberg on Saturday August 31, 2024 @09:05AM (#41408601)
In the same vein, converting pounds to kilos is "divide by 2, subtract 10%".
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Re:Using Fibonacci Numbers to Convert from Miles to Kilomete... by amarcheschi on Saturday August 31, 2024 @09:17AM (#41408670)
no way just discovered this lmao i now only need a similar thing for fahrenheit to c/viceversa, i'm sure it exists. however, i'm so lazy i will not search for that information now
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Re:Using Fibonacci Numbers to Convert from Miles to Kilomete... by venusenvy47 on Saturday August 31, 2024 @09:26AM (#41408723)
For Celsius to Fahrenheit, just double it and add 30. It gets you pretty close for the temperature range that humans live in.
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