How Does This Roommate Logic Work

I am AIR ~350 and my roommate who's AIR ~7000 studies the same programme as me, at IITB. Do you think we'll ever progress this way?

If this marks can get India its freedom, AIR ~7000 can do much more.Reference - The Mahatma's marksheetsProgress has nothing do with IIT RanksInfact, IITians have not contributed to the progress of the country - for example in ISRO - there are no IITians in the 12 head scientists who did their undergrad in IITs. To make an impressions that the rank 350 or less somehow contributes the progress of the nation that a rank 7000 has not smacks of hypocrisy. Given that about 40% of IITians just simply leave the country after studies and many simply switch to management and no longer use their education in IITs to work for the country clearly makes this argument false.Most of them have only worked for their own prosperity - not for the progress of the nation - practically none of them work in government initiatives.Contributions for progress of scienceAll the IITians together could not get one Nobel Prize for India in the last 50 years. Perhaps we would have got one if we focussed on the opportunity to learn in IITs than looking at other's marks. Perhaps if more meritorious students get into IITs than cram school products, we will have more to show.Now, get back to the classes/books - that is time well spent for the progress of society - if not the society at least for the sake of science which you claim to have mastered.-edit-Notes for commentators, a. If you want to make an argument, please make it with sufficient evidence to back your claims. For e.g. if your premise is higher ranks in IITs correlate to progress of our country (or at least in science), you better provide credible evidence to back that claim - instead of empty rhetoric.b. If you think getting a AIR rank makes you an expert in economics, social justice, moral reasoning, government policy, logic or brain surgery, I humbly differ. These are complex subjects and merit a serious study. Commenting on these topics without background simply exposes the lack of knowledge or understanding. Please don't expect the - "It is true because I, GC IITian say so" kind of logic will be respected.c. If you need to bring out contributions of IITians, you share it along with the contributions of non-IITians to the progress of society, science etc. d. Make logical arguments. Rhetorical ones will be deleted at my discretion.

How can I convince my roommate he needs to take his dog to the vet?

I can see why you feel you are in a bit of a pickle. It's hard to “mind your own business” when you honestly feel there is wrong doing, especially toward an animal that can't communicate perhaps the way your roommate requires.Is the dog old and maybe he is scared of what s/he may find out from the vet? Has this happened before and he thinks it will resolve itself like last time? Is it possible he may be at fault (like he gave the dog something he shouldn't have) and he and accept fault? Is this really just a cost issue?It sounds like the dog is legitimately not ok given behavior and symptoms. When a dog won't eat, that's a good sign it's time to go to the vet.So how do you get your roommate to step up? While using the Internet to diagnose isn't usually recommended, perhaps in doing a little research and talking with your roommate, he might reach an “ah-ha” moment. Maybe he will suddenly put together the dog getting into the trash or that bump or rash he dismissed before. Maybe some facts will help wake him up. Or with more info, maybe there are some at-home remedies you will discover, like switching to a new food or discontinuing a new medication. Talk about it from a place of knowledge.If logic doesn't work, perhaps you can offer to take the dog to the vet yourself or offer to go along with them. Find a low cost clinic, if money is a factor.If he shuts you down, contact the vet on your own. Share your concerns and see if the vet can be of some assistance. I don't necessarily recommend kidnapping his dog, but if symptoms persist or worsen, you may just be saving this dog’s life. Just know there may be consequences.I'm not convinced this is a cost issue. If care couldn't be afforded, and he cared for his pet/companion, he would be figuring something else out. This sounds like crappy dog ownership to me.Approach the situation delicately/friendly at first, but adjust as necessary. Good luck!

Why am I so annoyed that my roommate's girlfriend is over all the time?

It’s basically the same thing as having another roommate. One you didn’t vote for, one you had no input on accepting, and one that is not sharing in any of the bills or responsibilities of your living arrangement.You need to approach your other roommates (or if you’re the only other roommate, you do it yourself) and talk to the boyfriend. You explain the logic. She is using common space, water, electricity, etc. Tell the girlfriend, “If you want to be over so often, you need to chip in for rent and bills and cooking and cleaning.” (or however the division of labour is set up in your domicile).Next time you find yourself in a shared accommodation situation, you need to hash out the ‘boyfriend/girlfriend’ rule beforehand so everyone is clear on the matter. Sometimes I’ve lived with people and we had a strict rule that no significant other was allowed to spend the night or any long amount of time (within reason, of course, and always discussed beforehand with the other members of the household).I’ve also been in situations where I was the significant other that was over all the time and totally understood the animosity felt by the other people in the house. I always offered to pay for my share of the bills, but sometimes that doesn’t solve it — in a house with four people, a fifth just is one too many. Or if it’s four guys, and then all the sudden a fifth, a female, moves in with one of the guys, it gets super uncomfortable quickly. The other three males feel as though they have to alter their lifestyle, dialogue, cleaning habits, etc. A lot of change that they certainly did not sign up for when the decision was made to live together.Solution? There really isn’t one apart from talking to the offending roommate and explaining how you feel. Next time you live with a group of people, make your boundaries and expectations well understood before this situation arises. Consider it a life lesson.

My roommate does not accept that cleanliness is a virtue in and of itself. What logical points besides the basic ones of bugs and diseases can I use to convince her?

Is your roommate messy, or dirty? Because while dirty can lead to other problems, messiness is not a moral failing. If it's a problem with dirt--dishes left in the sink, clothes unwashed, trash left to pile up--then you're on the right track with the logic of "bugs and disease". If your place smell bad or is in such a state that no one else wants to come over, you might try gently pointing that out as well. But if it's just mess--mail piled up, dishes washed but left on the counter, clean clothes not put in drawers--then I'm sorry, but you'll have to compromise. See if you can get your roommate to agree to keep the public areas--living room, kitchen, bathroom--free of her stuff, but let her do as she likes in her own room. And be prepared to be the one to point it out when she needs to move her stuff because I swear, messy people often just don't see a mess. It's not done deliberately to annoy other people, it's just something in how their brains are wired. (Full disclosure--I am a messy person. But less messy than I used to be.)

My roommates and I cannot seem to correctly divide up the rent. It is 3,150 a month and I need to pay 17% more than each other renter. There are 3 of us. So the 2 of them should pay 83% of what I pay. What are our rents?

Suppose the rent was 1000. Suppose your share was 400. Combined, the roommates need to cover 600 because [math]1000 - 400 = 600[/math]. The go in for an even amount. That is [math]300[/math] each.If you are paying 400 and they are paying 300, each then you are paying 400/300 or [math]1 \frac {1}{3}[/math] times what they pay. Or doing the division, you pay approximately 1.33 times what they pay. We would say that that is 33% more.Our question provides this additional assertion:So the 2 of them should pay 83% of what I pay.Notice what happened here. Somebody thinks they should pay 100% - your 33% more or 66 percent of what you pay. You are paying 400. Under this logic, 66% of 400 is [math]400 \cdot 0.66 = 264[/math].So using this attempt at logic, the roommates are paying 264 each. But back three paragraphs we figured they paid 300 each.I think that the fact that this example gives us illogical results strongly suggests the approach is wrong for my example and would be wrong for the original question.There are three parts to the rent bill, your part = Y, the part one roommate pays, R. And the part that the other roommate pays. But that’s the same amount.So to make your landlord happy, you have to pool together Y + R + R to get the total rent, 3150.[Edit] This was not homework.Assuming the fact about the share of the rent is correct, Y = 117% of R[math]Y = \frac {117}{100} \cdot R[/math][math]Y = 1.17 R[/math]And the total rent is given by[math]3150 = Y + R + R[/math][math]3150 = 1.17\cdot R + 2 \cdot R[/math][math]3150 = 3.17 \cdot R[/math][math]\frac {3150}{3.17} = R[/math][math]993.69 = R[/math][math]Y = 1.17 \cdot R[/math][math]Y = 1.17 \cdot 993.69[/math][math]Y = 1162.62[/math]Testing[math]993.69 + 993.69 + 1162.62 = 3150[/math]AndYour rent Y should equal 1.17 times your roommates’ rent.[math]1162.62 = 1.17 * 993.69[/math]Rounding to the penny[math]1162.62 = 1162.62[/math], your rent.Your roommates each pay [math]993.69[/math].