Smol rant ab random stuff thread

[saucySheep]

holy frick HOW IN FRIK'S NAME AM I SUPPOSED TO CONVERT 11 FRIKIN PPM TO A PERCENT THIS IS GARBAGE ASYDGASDAUSIHDIUA


ok. thus stars the rant thread. post about all that petty trash goin on around u that deserves a good rant

also, ppm to percent conversions are dumb

 

[Mick]

Well a percent is 1/100. One ppm is 1/1,000,000.

The difference is 4 zeroes, but if we want to show our math then 1% is 1,000,000 divided by 100 equals 10,000 ppm.

We kinda want to calculate this the other way around though, so 1 ppm is 100 / 1,000,000 = 0.0001% (we simply added our four zeroes to the left this time ).

That times 11 equals 0.0011%. This has been Math with Mick, have a nice day

 

[saucySheep]

but the book sed one ppm equal 10,0oo somthing

ill try to remember ur math doe
ty bro

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thanks again for the math. u a science major or something?

 

[Mick]

I honestly can't really decipher what you mean with that, but it's possible that we are confusing ppm (parts per million, so 1/1,000,000) with per mille here (1 permille, also written as 1‰, equals 0.1%).

I suggest reading your books very carefully. If that doesn't help, try asking your teacher

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I am not a science major, I'm just pretty good at math

 

[saucySheep]

I honestly can't really decipher what you mean with that, but it's possible that we are confusing ppm (parts per million, so 1/1,000,000) with per mille here (1 permille, also written as 1‰, equals 0.1%).

I suggest reading your books very carefully. If that doesn't help, try asking your teacher

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I am not a science major, I'm just pretty good at math

ahh nice bro
yeah well it says that 1% = 10,000 ppm ... which is different from what you said unless it means essentially the same thing in different forms
the way the book was converting it (the example, which is what i tried to copy): 340ppm over 1 x 1% over 10,000 ppm, and they got 0.0340% as the answer. anyway i tried to copy it but it made zero sense cuz i had no idea if i should multiply the 340 by the 1% and then divide or just divide 340 by 10,000 ....
perhaps all of my problems are coming from my algebra calculator which of course makes everything "algebraically correct"
anyway. yeah sorry to be so confusing but now that i know ur such a math whiz im prob gonna take advantage of that sorry xd seriously bro u good doe 0-0

 

[Mick]

yeah well it says that 1% = 10,000 ppm

If we want to show our math then 1% is 1,000,000 divided by 100 equals 10,000 ppm.

In that case, the book and I seem to agree! Again, but without the calculations:

1% = 10,000 ppm
1ppm = 0.0001%

To convert 340ppm into a percentage, you have two options:

Option A: take the percentage for 1ppm (0.0001%) and multiply it by 340.
340 x 0.0001 = 0.0340%

Option B: take your 340ppm and divide it by 10,000 (which is 1%).
340 / 10,000 = 0.034%

It sounds to me like your book was taking option A here. Because:

340ppm over 1:
340 / 1 = 340

1% over 10,000:
1 / 10,000 = 0.0001

which means 340ppm over 1 x 1% over 10,000 ends up being 340 x 0.0001.

Hope that makes sense!

 

[saucySheep]

In that case, the book and I seem to agree! Again, but without the calculations:

1% = 10,000 ppm
1ppm = 0.0001%

To convert 340ppm into a percentage, you have two options:

Option A: take the percentage for 1ppm (0.0001%) and multiply it by 340.
340 x 0.0001 = 0.0340%

Option B: take your 340ppm and divide it by 10,000 (which is 1%).
340 / 10,000 = 0.034%

It sounds to me like your book was taking option A here. Because:

340ppm over 1:
340 / 1 = 340

1% over 10,000:
1 / 10,000 = 0.0001

which means 340ppm over 1 x 1% over 10,000 ends up being 340 x 0.0001.

Hope that makes sense!

aw heck this makes perfect sense lol. I quoted and bookmarked it and wrote it down cuz this is pretty helpful lmao
yeah thanks bro heartfelt appreciation +++ i bet i wont get so tripped up now ... u deserve tbt cuz ur epic have a chill day my dude <3 <3

 

[Mick]

aw heck this makes perfect sense lol. I quoted and bookmarked it and wrote it down cuz this is pretty helpful lmao
yeah thanks bro heartfelt appreciation +++ i bet i wont get so tripped up now ... u deserve tbt cuz ur epic have a chill day my dude <3 <3

Aw, thanks so much for the tbt! I'm just glad I was able to help

You have a nice day as well, good luck with the maths!