From: Allan Ngaparu (angaparu_at_optusnet.com.au)
Date: Sun Jul 13 2003 - 02:28:40 PDT
If for example the cost of something is $10.01, or $10.02 then you pay
$10.00 by rounding down, if the cost is $10.03 or $10.04 then you pay
$10.05. by rounding up to the nearest 5 cents. So if you can be bothered
when you buy your petrol you fill up to $??. 02 and $00.02 cents worth for
nothing.. See now you've gone destroyed the logic of my previous statement
that we can have our five cents worth !!!.. Dam.
Allan
Brisbane
N2000
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From: "Laurent Daudelin" <laurent.daudelin_at_verizon.net>
To: "NewtonTalk" <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] repair service
> on 12/07/03 19:00, Allan Ngaparu at angaparu_at_optusnet.com.au wrote:
>
> > In Australia we talk about getting our five cents worth, partly because
we
> > dont have 1 and 2 cent coins anymore.
>
> You don't have 1 cent coins anymore? So, how do you pay when the total is
> 10.01?
>
> -Laurent.
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