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From: m1b@rayssd.UUCP (M. Joseph Barone)
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Subject: Vulcan arithmetic
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Date: Wed, 9-Oct-85 12:45:46 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct  9 12:45:46 1985
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	In 'Errand of Mercy', where Kirk and Spock try to help
the Organians from Klingon domination, Spock computes their odds
of success to be some_large_number.7 to 1.  I want to know where
the .7 came from.  Any number divided by 2 will have either an
integral quotient or a quotient with a remainder of one (0.5).
Did Spock put weights to each Klingon of the garrison in deter-
mining that ratio?  What is the answer to this burning question?

	In that same scene, a good line from Spock is, "I endeavor
to be accurate."

Joe Barone,	{allegra, decvax!brunix, linus, ccice5}!rayssd!m1b
Raytheon Co,	Submarine Signal Div., Box 330, Portsmouth, RI  02871