Re: Expressing fractions

From: *** T. Winter (***.Winter_at_cwi.nl)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:20:54 GMT

In article <41D4BD78.698E@worldnet.att.net> "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@worldnet.att.net> writes:
> *** T. Winter wrote:
...
> > There is only one country in the world where the advertised prices do
> > *not* include sales tax. Makes it pretty difficult to pay exactly is
> > my experience. (The times I have been there I always returned with a
> > large load of cents.)
>
> There's no reason ever to have more than 4 in your pocket.

But I am not willing to search (when I hear the final total) in my purse
to get the exact amouunt. In most countries when I come at the cashier
I already know what the total amount will be, and will (in most cases)
already have the amount in my hand. 

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