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#2 (permalink) Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:15 am Quick Qestion:How to understand this sentence? |
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It means that US exports to China equal 6/13 % of US economic output, which is about 0.46%. (Edited, thanks to Milanya's attentiveness!) |
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Cerberus™ I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Wed Sep 16, 2009 17:04 pm Quick Qestion:How to understand this sentence? |
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| Cerberus™ wrote: |
| Yes, it means that US exports to China equal 6/13 of the US economic output. |
That does not sound right. I cannot believe that the US exports more that a half of its entire economic output to China. I think that US exports to China 0.46% of its economic output. _________________ con·text - The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning. |
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Milanya I'm here quite often ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Wed Sep 16, 2009 18:08 pm Quick Qestion:How to understand this sentence? |
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| Milanya wrote: |
| Cerberus™ wrote: |
| Yes, it means that US exports to China equal 6/13 of the US economic output. |
That does not sound right. I cannot believe that the US exports more that a half of its entire economic output to China. I think that US exports to China 0.46% of its economic output. |
Yikes! You are quite right, I forgot to add the percentage sign, probably assuming that the original poster also meant 6/13 %, which, I admit, is an unfounded assumption. |
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Cerberus™ I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#5 (permalink) Fri Sep 18, 2009 14:28 pm Quick Qestion:How to understand this sentence? |
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Thank you guys, actually I did forget the %. :D :oops: _________________ Only the Paranoid Survive |
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Davy07 I'm here quite often ;-)

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