tip: A$ into £s in your head
#1
tip: A$ into £s in your head
If you need to convert A$s into £s without resorting to a calculator, the rate at the moment (and for the past few months) lets you do this, and get a reasonably close answer with some very simple maths.
Starting with the A$ figure,
1) divide by 10
2) double it
3) double it
$150 -> 15 -> 30 -> 60.
$150 (@ 0.41 pence/$) = £61.50
Tomorrow's tip is converting pints into litres using quadratic equations.
Starting with the A$ figure,
1) divide by 10
2) double it
3) double it
$150 -> 15 -> 30 -> 60.
$150 (@ 0.41 pence/$) = £61.50
Tomorrow's tip is converting pints into litres using quadratic equations.
#2
Re: tip: A$ into £s in your head
Originally posted by welshpom
If you need to convert A$s into £s without resorting to a calculator, the rate at the moment (and for the past few months) lets you do this, and get a reasonably close answer with some very simple maths.
Starting with the A$ figure,
1) divide by 10
2) double it
3) double it
$150 -> 15 -> 30 -> 60.
$150 (@ 0.41 pence/$) = £61.50
Tomorrow's tip is converting pints into litres using quadratic equations.
If you need to convert A$s into £s without resorting to a calculator, the rate at the moment (and for the past few months) lets you do this, and get a reasonably close answer with some very simple maths.
Starting with the A$ figure,
1) divide by 10
2) double it
3) double it
$150 -> 15 -> 30 -> 60.
$150 (@ 0.41 pence/$) = £61.50
Tomorrow's tip is converting pints into litres using quadratic equations.
4*15 = 60
It was a lot harder when it was 0.35.
Also, a close approximation when in Oz to convert your speed or distance from Km to miles:
Divide KM by three then multiply by two
So 90Km/hr speed limit is approximately 90/3 =30 * 2 = 60 Mph
(against the actual 56.25 Mph)
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Blimey boys cant I just keep using me calculator
#5
And to convert Oz weather to UK
Add 12 months
i.e Oz August = Uk August,but with affordable housing,and year round entertainment
BB-bring it on negative ninnies,I can take it
Add 12 months
i.e Oz August = Uk August,but with affordable housing,and year round entertainment
BB-bring it on negative ninnies,I can take it
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Originally posted by baldbutts
And to convert Oz weather to UK
Add 12 months
i.e Oz August = Uk August,but with affordable housing,and year round entertainment
BB-bring it on negative ninnies,I can take it
And to convert Oz weather to UK
Add 12 months
i.e Oz August = Uk August,but with affordable housing,and year round entertainment
BB-bring it on negative ninnies,I can take it
$7.00 a pint great plus on lower wage levels and HIGHER TAX , 2c-8c at night in Oz (Perth) in August 15c -20c daytime take a far bit off for the bloody wind out of your arse, 38c last week in the UK you are a prat .
Year round entertainment , what drugs you on , dont tell me I seen your type before.
Last edited by pommie bastard; Aug 14th 2003 at 5:04 am.
#7
Yeah, what is this year round entertainment of which you speak? By time I get at up at 6am, spend a full day at work, get home around 6:30, see kids off to bed by 19:30, have 2.5hrs left before too tired to stay awake and do it all again next day. I'll grant you it's warm enough to go out at the weekend if that's what you mean by year round entertainment.
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Originally posted by jayr
Yeah, what is this year round entertainment of which you speak? By time I get at up at 6am, spend a full day at work, get home around 6:30, see kids off to bed by 19:30, have 2.5hrs left before too tired to stay awake and do it all again next day. I'll grant you it's warm enough to go out at the weekend if that's what you mean by year round entertainment.
Yeah, what is this year round entertainment of which you speak? By time I get at up at 6am, spend a full day at work, get home around 6:30, see kids off to bed by 19:30, have 2.5hrs left before too tired to stay awake and do it all again next day. I'll grant you it's warm enough to go out at the weekend if that's what you mean by year round entertainment.
Perhaps a course of vitamins or chicken livers?