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Q&A How should formula variables be formatted in narration?

Say, I mention the following equation in a novel/short story: (Direct Cost / (100 - Desired Profit)) * 100 How should I format that in narration? In capital letters? Italics? First variab...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by alex‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:55:16Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar alex‭ · 2019-12-08T05:55:16Z (almost 5 years ago)
Say, I mention the following equation in a novel/short story:

> (Direct Cost / (100 - Desired Profit)) \* 100

How should I format that in narration? In capital letters? Italics?

> First variable to tackle: Direct Cost/_direct cost_ or Direct Material Cost/_direct material cost_. What was the raw material of her body?
> 
> (...)
> 
> At last. Anna had calculated the Direct Cost/_direct cost_. Now she had to deal with the Desired Profit/_desired profit_.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-01-12T01:31:32Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 2