i wonder if the 45 in the other hand had anything to do with it g.
Alan
Cotty wrote:
On 16/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I gave the clerk a ten dollar bill for an $8.59 purchase. She placed
3.50 change in my hand. I said, sorry, too much change, and tried to
hand it all back to her,
The problem is that people are never taught the tricks of arithmetic
anymore. I worked in a store growing up, and I learned that the correct
way to make change is to start with the purchase amount and add up to
the amount given, e.g., 8.59, give a penny 8.60, give a dime, 87.0, give
a nickel,
On 16/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I gave the clerk a ten dollar bill for an $8.59 purchase. She placed
3.50 change in my hand. I said, sorry, too much change, and tried to
hand it all back to her, but she figured feverishly for a couple of
minutes and proudly added another dollar to the
- Original Message -
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In Israel I think you would find yourself surrounded by few so called
mathematicians who would explain to her, probably all at the same
time, what the right amount for the change should be. My wife
suggested that each of
From: William M Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Otis,
I know this is getting a bit off topic, but I need to step up on
the soap box here:
Yes, the school system is churning out many students who can't do
what is described below, and I will be the first to admit that.
However, what you
The change should have been $84.00+ but I was given
$64.00+ shortchanged by $20.00. Bringing this to the
attention of the cashier, I was told the amount of change I
received was correct. That's what the computer in the
register said. I asked her to do the math, to subtract
$85.00 from
- Original Message -
From: John Mustarde
Subject: Re: OT Re: Do Smarter Cameras make Dumber Photogs?
Ethics question: if I had tried one more time to get the right
change,
would it have been suicidal, considering the angry mob in line
behind
me?
Yes. They wanted in on the lottery
Otis,
I know this is getting a bit off topic, but I need to step up on the
soap box here:
Yes, the school system is churning out many students who can't do
what is described below, and I will be the first to admit that.
However, what you described is not just a matter of learning the
In a message dated 2/15/2004 6:22:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We can't stand
up at the polls and demand no child left behind, but then turn around
the next day and complain that the taxes are too high, and we need to
cut school funding. . . . we also can't place
I agree ... in part --- I think.. However, I'm not very impressed with
the leadership of the professional educator community that I've
encountered lately either. IMHO we could use some improvement on a lot
fronts in education. Back to photo challenges 8-) .
Otis
William M Kane wrote:
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