Please help me out on the math for this gaming question.
During an encounter within my Legion of Super-Heroes PBP game here on Paizo, I presented the players with some data gained from computers they found. Essentially, they found a large room with giant test tubes which are forming many many people. So here is the data and question:
1. There are 21,486 losses (beings dead) in their gaseous state, a total which equals 24.67% and there are 73.28% gains (alive beings) as well as 2.05% which are uncertain (alive or dead).
2. In addition, there are another 1,974 losses (dead beings) from in physical bodies.
3. How many total beings existed?
There should be a total of 66,584,224 being total.
The way the 66,584,224 break down into the categories you gave are:
21,486 are dead in gaseous states.
48,775,728 are alive
1,364,496 are uncertain
and 1,974 are dead in physical bodies.
I hope this helps! If you have any questions feel free to ask me about it!
There should be a total of 66,584,224 being total.
actually, the answer should be 87,093.64 (or 87,094 rounding up). assuming that the 1,974 are in addition to the losses, gains, and uncertains.
here's the algebra:
21,486 = 24.67%
21,486/x = 24.67/100
where x is the total
21,486*100/24.67 = x
x = 87,093.64
this means that:
21,486 are losses
63,822.22 are gains
1,785.42 are uncertain.
HTH
Thank you both very much.
I have got the same numbers as UltravioletSpy. I can't wrap my mind around Jillion Tealleaf numbers.
If the 24,67% refered to the sum of dead beings, gaseouss and solid then the numbers would be:
Total: 95,095.25
Dead: 23,460
Alive: 69,685.8
Uncertain: 1,949.45
Thanks for the confirmation Drejk, I passed the numbers along in the PBP game.