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Its for a class and it reads:

W9+12*S2/5<2*L8

I know all the values, but the end result is: 270<200 and what does that
mean?
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"<" means "not equal to".


The formula equates to 'True' using your end result of :
270<200

Now what?
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Its for a class and it reads:

W9+12*S2/5<2*L8

I know all the values, but the end result is: 270<200 and what does that
mean?


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< means "not equal to"


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On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 19:37:01 -0700, musicalophelia
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Its for a class and it reads:

W9+12*S2/5<2*L8

I know all the values, but the end result is: 270<200 and what does that
mean?


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