They calculated the birdy bandwidth by dividing data capacity by the length of the last pigeon's flight--a slowpoke at 3 hours, 51 minutes.

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The length of the transfer penalty period incurred is calculated by dividing the value of your asset transfer by the average monthly cost of nursing care in your state.

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For business sports brands, I first calculated how much the branded enterprise would fetch in an arms-length transaction, and then subtracted the average enterprise value of what similar businesses the same size have been sold for, or are being valued.

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