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PT6A posted:Yeah, I certainly know adults who can barely do basic arithmetic, and it's possible to graduate from high school in my province with nothing beyond basic arithmetic skills. I think a better criterion for whether a person is innumerate or illiterate is if their lack of literacy or numeracy impairs them in everyday life, and I would argue that a lot of people are seriously impaired by innumeracy even if they possess basic arithmetic skills.
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Dirk the Average posted:That's horrifying. At least at grocery stores they do the money/unit food conversion for you, but I can't even conceive of people who don't do that calculation. It's the first thing that both my mother and my father independently taught me about shopping and looking for deals. Well sure, just like you don't always need the 128 roll pack of toilet paper even though they are 1ยข cheaper per roll, but I'm taking about blank stares and people actually thinking I'm trying to trick them somehow. It feels like I might as well be taking about fractional roots of imaginary numbers and string theory.
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KillHour posted:I think you typed this wrong. If ink cartridge A costs 40% more, and B has 60% more ink, of course B is the better value - it's both cheaper and bigger. I think you mean A costs 40% more AND has 60% more ink than B. In which case, A would be cheaper per unit but the answer would be less obvious. You're right of course. I'll blame it on trying to make a fancy post from my phone, but it was probably just a typo.
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Sep 7, 2014 20:32
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rscott posted:Alcoholic beverages at bars are typically sold with the tax included This is true if it is served open, it's plus tax if it's sold closed. Because, that's why.
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