I was always confused by the instructions "show your work."

by nedhead, Tuesday, August 07, 2018, 17:28 (2081 days ago) @ MattG

If they said, "describe all logical steps", sure. I will follow instructions. But I showed all my work!

Thanks for the help, and others also for the explanations!

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OT - 'Proud Boys' Racist rally in Portland - hobbs, 2018-08-04, 16:43
- I am no linguist, but I always thought the Southern Drawl - Grantland, 2018-08-06, 07:06
  - I always thought you were a cunning linguist - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-06, 09:24
    - Well, I am an okay speaker and, I guess by implication... - Grantland, 2018-08-07, 07:55
  - Nope, not that much - Jack, 2018-08-06, 08:54
    - I forgot about this thread. - Grantland, 2018-08-07, 07:53
    - Some numbers - HullieAndMikes, 2018-08-06, 09:18
      - So the majority of white families in the south owned slaves? - nedhead, 2018-08-06, 16:03
        
        If 75% of white families did not own a slave, - nedhead, 2018-08-07, 06:52
        
        You lost me on the jump from 25% to 50-50. - PMan, 2018-08-07, 09:14
        
        It's like this. - MattG, 2018-08-07, 10:55
        
        I was always confused by the instructions "show your work." - nedhead, 2018-08-07, 17:28
        
        12% of the population were slaves - Romulox, 2018-08-07, 11:52
        
        Got it. - PMan, 2018-08-07, 11:48
        
        That article was written by Henry Louis Gates - HullieAndMikes, 2018-08-07, 14:44
        
        I think Gates mis-stated this: - PMan, 2018-08-07, 15:31
        
        No, you were right the first time - Jack, 2018-08-06, 23:48
        
        I think you mis-read the stats. - PMan, 2018-08-06, 21:14
        
        I learned many years ago - MattG, 2018-08-07, 08:49
- I got out of town - JD in Portland, 2018-08-04, 23:52
- Good to catch up with the Village People - Bill, 2018-08-04, 17:45

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I was always confused by the instructions "show your work."