Maths help please...

Admiral Huddy · 6 May 2007 at 15:45

Need some help ...

3(2s+5) +4(s-3) = 43

I have to work out what "s" is.. Can someone explain how this is done.

Thanks

Admiral Huddy · 6 May 2007 at 23:08

^^ How did you guess.. It's been 22 years since i've been at school.. I must have been asleep during that lesson.

Admiral Huddy · 7 May 2007 at 16:23

Calder said:
Must suck when your 12-14 year old son asks for help with his maths homework and you have to come on a forum to find out how to do it.

Not really, I've got by for 39 years without knowing so I'm sure I'll survive another night.

I'm not proud for asking. I've admitted to them that I don't know and I'll seek the answers.

Thanks to those who replied with a sensible answer.

Admiral Huddy · 8 May 2007 at 09:40

Solari said:
The only maths I remember is the fundamentals, basic algebra, trigonometry and percentages/fractions because they are the only things I use day to day

I would be stuffed if I had a kid that wanted help with their maths homework tbh!

Yep.. I seriously don't remember doing this sort of algebra when I was doing my CSEs.. I was only in set 3, so maybe it was something that was covered in the ) level syllabus at the time.. Things change.

Admiral Huddy · 9 May 2007 at 10:12

melbourne720 said:
@Admiral Huddy - Thanks for that 'Interview Guide'. I used it to successfully evaluate someone interviewing for a junior position. He starts next Wednesday

No worries..

..and thanks everyone for the help.. i got it sussed pretty quickly once i read through this thread. I don't pretend to know too much about maths. In fact I'd go as far to say i'm pretty poor but I've been working as a programmer for 20 years in a City bank, so I guess I've not missed having the knowlege. That is until your kids ask

I enjoy learning new things, even if it's stuff that 12 year olds are learning at school. Be pretty boring if we knew everything.

Admiral Huddy · 9 May 2007 at 10:34

qwerty said:
Too true. It's just embarrassing really. Poor kid's gonna lose respect for his dad.

yeah? Know that for sure do we? You know everything, including how to be a parent.. You have a big shock comming.

:rolleyes:

I'd rather know a little about something and learn then a **** that thinks he knows everything that actually knows nothing!

Admiral Huddy · 9 May 2007 at 11:11

qwerty said:
Yes, but this is basic knowledge, not a specialist area. I know I would be embarrassed if my father had less mathematical knowledge than an average 11 year old.

I'm not having a go at Huddy in particular, just at the way basic education no longer seems to be important.

I'm sure your not..

I don't do embarrassment. If I don't know something, I admit it. Otherwise, conversely what sort of message would that give out to my kids.

I certainly don't remember covering this 20+ years ago when I was at school and I've got on fine without knowing. Maybe I did and forgot.. I don't know. I know for certain that my kids don't think less of me for not knowing.. On the contrary, we sat down on Sunday for an hour or so going through her stuff. There are parents who wouldn't even bother.

Admiral Huddy · 9 May 2007 at 11:13

Calder said:
It's hardly a modern day issue, the guy is 39 (woops, edited ).

not yet

I have nine months yet

lol at quick edit !

Admiral Huddy · 9 May 2007 at 11:22

iCraig said:
I doubt it. Huddy's an ace bloke and it'll take more than that for his kid to lose respect for him.

You know what is embarrassing to see? People who criticise others over the knowledge they have but the other person doesn't. I'm sure Huddy knows how to do things which are basic to him, that you have no idea about.

Thanks iCraig, that's a nice thing to say and very appreciated

Now I have to go back into class now.. damn shorts won't go up past me knees

Admiral Huddy · 9 May 2007 at 11:37

qwerty said:
What? He replied to my argument with a perfect example of my point so I wrote down my reaction (I rolled my eyes and sighed). At least try to have some degree of fact in your posts.

.. what because I used "your" instead of "you're" haha

Admiral Huddy · 9 May 2007 at 14:35

I would just like to add that I’m not ashamed of being academically an underachiever. I flopped at school, my maths and English are poor and I left with nothing apart from a CSE grade 1 but I got on by using my common sense and knuckling down. Life isn’t always about what you read from text books.

I was always told that if you don’t know something, don’t pretend you do, ask!! Part of my job as a senior project leader is to ask questions. My team and I are not expected to know everything about the business but I’m paid to find out or to delegate to those that do.

When my daughter asked, I admitted I wasn’t sure which is why I posted. From there we deduced how the answer was reached and she was able to achieve her objective. I could have just given her the answer but I wanted her to understand what she doing and why.

I don’t really have to justify myself to anyone really. It’s all very well judging someone you don’t know. I have many qualities as well as traits which I expect none of you would care to know. The most important thing for me is my kids and if I do have to look stupid by asking a forum to get the answer I need for her, then so be it.