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Originally Posted by issybird
I guess they think readers are innumerate.
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They are, hence the excellent 1988 book
Innumeracy, but it's not their fault.
The following NYT article is well worth reading in its entirety, but especially applicable is the discussion of the A&W 1/3 pounder vs the McDonalds 1/4 pounder. The really sad part is how tenaciously this is locked into the system and the culture.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/m...math.html?_r=0