[Miss Marple]

OK...per cents and store story, Part Deux.

I was at my local drugstore where Christmas items were marked "75% off."

Now, although I can calculate the price of a marked down box of ornaments in my head, I don't get upset if someone wants to use a calculator.

HOWEVER, rather than simply multiplying each item by .25 to get the price, she multiplied each item by .75, got an answer, and then subtracted it from the original price.

I was in line a long time that day, because she did that with everyone who was buying sale items. LOL!

[r9etb]

HOWEVER, rather than simply multiplying each item by .25 to get the price, she multiplied each item by .75, got an answer, and then subtracted it from the original price.

You should have completed the job, and asked her if that was "75% off the sale price."