Editor, Post and Courier
Dear editor,
I read an article by Bob Lang and Johathan Maze in today's paper
regarding the price of gasoline. They told us that prices for a gallon
of gas rose from $1.42.9 on Monday morning to $1.47.9 in the afternoon.
Never before have I seen a number with two decimal points.
Is this sort of innumeracy common among journalists? Let me guess that
Lang and Maze are less than fond of the metric system, which is
decimally based. They would undoubtedly have problems with it since it
allows only one decimal point. They had best stick to gills, pecks, and
rods.
regards,
James R. Frysinger
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James R. Frysinger University/College of Charleston
10 Captiva Row Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Charleston, SC 29407 66 George Street
843.225.0805 Charleston, SC 29424
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