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To: dhs12345

Usually it depends on the fraction... if less than 0.5 then you round down. Greater than 0.5 you round up
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Except for gasoline prices (ONE of the biggest scams ‘ever’)

Gas advertised at 1.099 and we have been conditioned to say gas is down/up to 1.09, when in reality it is 1.10 ala the ‘fraction fairy’...

Just sayin’....


44 posted on 04/25/2020 6:53:48 AM PDT by xrmusn (6/98"HRC is the Grandmother that lures Hansel & Gretel to the pot")
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To: xrmusn

Yup. The way to mask the cost. It might mean $1, $10, $100. Accuracy is not important here.

Still, if you are working in important measurements, it depends on the required decimal point precision for the item to function properly across its manufacturing process variability.


46 posted on 04/25/2020 7:08:01 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: xrmusn

0.9 made sense back when gas was 17-25 CENTS a gallon!

Over 2 bucks; not so much.


48 posted on 04/25/2020 3:55:51 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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