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From: Millard Kirk
Date: 1999 Feb 07, 21:12 EST
From: Millard Kirk
Date: 1999 Feb 07, 21:12 EST
Thanks to -Mike Wescott mike.wescott@XXX.XXX I have found an error in my calculation on problem (3) I calculated the weight for the whole trip, thus 1530 lbs. I should have subtracted 6 days which is the difference from Port Jackson (Sydney) to Wellington. I just looked at the question in (3) and made the assumption the provision were from Sydney to Boston. The new calculations. [(8 * 1.75)* 64] *1.5 + [ (8*.75)*10] =1404 lbs. Now I differ from Mike's calculation by 52.5 lbs. Although I made an interpretation in the problem... I made an assumption that the 3/4 lb per day was per person which is an extra 60 lbs. I though 3/4 lbs per 8 people per day was a bit wee. So I could still be wrong. But in any case thanks to Mike's answer I have now figured out where the provisions were put aboard. :-) Still............... Learning the Hard Way!! Millard Kirk KB8YQO | mailto:mkirk@XXX.XXX 116 Lewis Ave | Homepage- http://webpages.marshall.edu/~mkirk/ Barboursville, WV | A West Virginia Blue Water Sailor 25504 | Phone: (304) 736-6544 First United Methodist Church, Barboursville, WV Homepage http://www.gbgm-umc.org/bfumcwv/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-= =-= TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send this message to majordomo@XXX.XXX: =-= =-= navigation =-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=
