Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Another Reason To Know Your Math
Is the proposed tax on cigarettes in Arizona 80 cents per pack, or .80 cents per pack?
The decimal point makes all the difference
. Eighty cents would be 4/5 of a dollar, .80 cents would be 4/5 of a cent.
Oops.
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