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On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:55:35 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 15 Oct 2008 00:22:08 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
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>>Your gallons are bigger than ours. That's how you manage 55 MPG in your
>>cars. ;-)
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> Not in my car I don't :)
Well, you know what I mean. I was initially surprised by the mileage the
car we drove got until I realised why that was. ;-)
>>> Only if you're innumerate :P
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>>You forget that America is the land of the innumerate. ;-)
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> The young here are not much better. But then I was brought up before
> calculators were affordable. In fact they were not allowed in exams.
> Today's kids look aghast if you offer the correct money in a shop. Sad!
I actually look for situations to exercise my mind in that way - doing
what should be simple math without starting bc or using a calculator.
I wonder how many others do that?
Jim
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