OT: At lunch today
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I was handed my bill - total was $8.01
my boss was handed his bill - total $8.01
He grabbed both the bills and paid with a $20.00
when the waiteress came back she said the total was $16.03 and handed back the change...
must be that new math???
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Don't fret about it. This is all part of an elaborate computer system designed to navigate a star ship.
(Had to be said.)
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It's a scam. She's getting rich one cent at a time...
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They must be using fractional cents. 8.013 + 8.013 = 16.026 ~ 16.03
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yes, but........
Both of you ordering the same thing while the two of you sit at the same table giggling and talking about memories past? Priceless.
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@llxx said:
They must be using fractional cents. 8.013 + 8.013 = 16.026 ~ 16.03
Not exactly. They told the computer to combine the
orders. If your sales tax is 6% (which it is in my state,
but of course this varies from state to state), then your order came
out to 7.56 + 0.453 tax, which rounds down to 8.01.
When you add the orders together it comes out to 7.56 * 2 =
15.12. Tax is 0.907, which rounds up to 0.91, for a total
of 16.03. Your state just made an extra penny off of
you. If you care you can demand they not combine the
orders, but personally I wouldn't call it worth the bother.
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@ItsAllGeekToMe said:
Both of you ordering the same thing while the two of you sit at the same table giggling and talking about memories past? Priceless.
<FONT face="Courier New" size=2>pwn3d. [:D]</FONT>
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Banker's rounding?
