A cent is a hundredth part of a dollar and a centimetre is a hundredth part of a metre. The British politicians got it wrong (as usual) when they introduced "new pennies" (as if nobody would not notice that one new penny was worth 2.4 old pennies).
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Humphreys Sent: 12 March 2010 10:11 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:46920] RE: The Relationship Between Dollars and Cents. I think the issue is unit name. That is, a dollar, a cent. Or a pound, a penny. Different names. Note that the usual SI prefixes don't get used (m-, k-, M-, etc). Although sometimes the prefix is used in an 'unofficial' capacity - eg, "Burger flipper wanted, Ohio - salary $20K". > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:17:26 -0800 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [USMA:46918] The Relationship Between Dollars and Cents. > To: [email protected] > > > Hi: > > The mention about the relationship between dollars and cents got my brain thinking. > > In the discussion about how we "convert" between units of measure, I look at the way we describe prices in dollars and cents. Lets say, we have $9.37. We routinely say "Nine dollars and thirty seven cents". To shorten it simply say "Nine point three seven dollars". In the first example, you take the time to pronounce 8 syllables, but in the second one, you only use 6. > If you are doing an accounting process with lots of money amounts, it could get done faster with the shorter routine. > > In electricity, say you have 9.37 watts. You say "nine point three seven watts". You would never say "nine watts and thirty seven hundredths", but we do that with money. > > Using the shorter price quotation, people may be better able to understand the relationship between our decimal money system and the SI Metric system. > > ....Parker > > _____ Do you want a Hotmail account? Sign-up <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/> now - Free
