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1705 Mail-order thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHARTING MAIL-ORDER RETURNS
If you're not getting 1 percent of your mail-order shipments returned, your product is underpriced.
Peter Reimuller, Point Arena, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1706 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CALCULATING THE INFLATION RATE
Each 10 percent drop in the dollar's value adds 1.5 percent to the inflation rate. Each 10 percent drop in oil's value subtracts 1 percent from the inflation rate.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1707 Real Estate thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MANAGING AN APARTMENT
For unfurnished apartments, expect a tenant turnover of about 45 percent per year.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1708 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING TOFU
One pound of soybeans yields 2 1/2 pounds of tofu.
Rob Shapiro, flight instructor, Ithaca, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1709 Injuries thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
Sometimes a tube down the throat is used to restore free breathing. For an emergency guess, the diameter of a child's smallest finger is about the diameter of the largest endotracheal tube that he or she can be intubated with.
The Blossoms, Fresno, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1710 Mathematics thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
EXPLAINING A MATHEMATICAL THEOREM
If you can't explain a mathematical theorem to a ten-year-old, you don't understand it yourself.
G.S. Tahim, mathematician, Bloomington, Indiana
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1711 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
The last spring frost comes after the daffodils bloom, plus three sugar snows.
Anonymous
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1712 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING YOUR WAY
The more often you make turns, the closer you are to your destination.
James Parker, civil engineer, Medford, Massachusetts
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1713 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE DRIVING RULE OF 50
If you're traveling a long distance by car and you need to tell someone when you expect to arrive, use the Rule of 50. Divide the distance by 50 to obtain the number of hours your drive will take. This usually will allow for a leisurely drive without causing undue anxiety for those awaiting your arrival.
Robert Hastings, Master Chief Petty Officer, United States Coast Guard
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1714 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A REAL FRIEND
If you want to discover your true friends, ask them to help you move.
Russell T. Johnson, Temple City, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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1715 Dogs thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATCHING A DOG FIGHT
If two dogs are headed for a fight and they appear about evenly matched, the dog on his home turf will win easily.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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