# Check My Math?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 23, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172 "2010-01-23T23:38:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172/1 "2010-01-23T23:38:28Z")
If 3.5 million animals are euthanized every year, that comes out to 7 animals a _minute_? Correct?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172/2 "2010-01-23T23:53:05Z")
Well, closer to [six and a half](http://www.google.com/search?q=3500000+%2F+525948.766).
Apparently, there are more than 525,600 minutes in a year. Must be that extra .2425 days that we fix use for leap years.
BTW, remember that we’re not supposed to be doing your homework for you 😛
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### Author:  [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172/3 "2010-01-23T23:57:53Z")
:):smack: Whoops!:smack:🙂
Thanks, **BigT**!😉
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### Author:  [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172/4 "2010-01-24T01:21:51Z")
Meh. My answer still rounds to 7. I just like to use significant figures.
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### Author:  [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172/5 "2010-01-24T01:33:50Z")
In theory. But animals are only euthanized from 9 to 5.
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### Author:  [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172/6 "2010-01-24T02:12:06Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#):
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> In theory. But animals are only euthanized from 9 to 5.
Right but it’s always 9-5 somewhere in the world…
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### Author:  [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172/7 "2010-01-24T02:20:14Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#):
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> In theory. But animals are only euthanized from 9 to 5.
**Rigamarole** brings up a very good point! Thank you!
So can you help me re-figure?
I need these numbers for a speech about the bicycle ride I am about to do to benefit the Humane Society, and I’m gonna have to make a speech.
Sorry to have to ask.
Thanks
Q
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### Author:  [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172/8 "2010-01-24T02:30:17Z")
Well I was sort of joking - you did it right as far as how you would typically compute such a figure for the purposes of making a dramatic point.
Although if you want to get technical about it, **BrandonR** : that would have to assume that 1. the initial figure is a worldwide one and 2. the occurrences of euthanasia are evenly distributed across all time zones.
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### Author:  [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172/9 "2010-01-24T16:57:33Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#):
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> Although if you want to get technical about it, **BrandonR** : that would have to assume that 1. the initial figure is a worldwide one and 2. the occurrences of euthanasia are evenly distributed across all time zones.
Well yeah but it’s about as good as you’re going to get, and it’s how virtually every “X event occurs every Y second” statistic is created.
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### Author:  [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-math/526172/10 "2010-01-24T21:12:01Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#):
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> _I need these numbers for a speech about the bicycle ride I am about to do to benefit the Humane Society, and I’m gonna have to make a speech._
Jeeeeeee---- **busssss**!!! Just _look_ at this guy bein’ reduntatious again, repetitively, over and over!:smack:🙂
**Some** English teacher needs to kick him in the “growins’”, ya’ ask me!
Thanks, Y’all!
🙂
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