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minus-square@braplinkEnglish7•6 hours agoOut of curiosity can someone explain what that number is? 465 and 9/10s of a cent? I’m not American so that is all gibberish to me otherwise.
minus-squarePlumMlinkEnglish7•5 hours agoIt seems to be a mix of psychological pricing and fractional gas tax laws from the 1930s. It all adds up.
minus-square@NOT_RICKlinkEnglish5•edit-25 hours agoYou got it, 4 dollars and 65.9 cents per gallon of gas. It’s a stupid practice
minus-square@bingrazerlinkEnglish4•5 hours agoYes, $4.65 and 9/10 of a cent (the decimal is sometimes dropped or falls off the sign as it is very narrow compared to the numbers)
Out of curiosity can someone explain what that number is? 465 and 9/10s of a cent? I’m not American so that is all gibberish to me otherwise.
It seems to be a mix of psychological pricing and fractional gas tax laws from the 1930s.
It all adds up.
You got it, 4 dollars and 65.9 cents per gallon of gas. It’s a stupid practice
Yes, $4.65 and 9/10 of a cent (the decimal is sometimes dropped or falls off the sign as it is very narrow compared to the numbers)