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.

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