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byKunedog ( 1033226 ) writes:
You can say "ten cents" you know.
byraymorris ( 2726007 ) writes:
You could say ten cents. Then you'd multiply by 512, then convert 5,120 cents to dollars.
So the options are:
A. 512 * 10 cents = 5120 cents; 5120 / 100 = $51.20
B. 512 * $0.1 = $51.20
byAnonymous Coward writes:
This is America , we don't mess around with no commie metric system! It's all pounds shillings and pence, errr, wait...
byaurizon ( 122550 ) writes:
The British system, furlong, firkin, fortnight, it leads to far more disputational shopping...
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