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minus-squareDupaCycki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·7 days agoNot a driver and not American. What does that 9/10 mean?
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·7 days ago9/10th of a cent. It’s incredibly stupid. It started out because of tacked on government tax and has persisted because it visually looks a cent cheaper at a glance.
minus-squareGreenKnight23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days ago9 pents or 9/10 of a cent. the pent was retired when inflation made them worthless. that’s odd, same thing happened to the penny this year…
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoFractional cent coins were retired long before gasoline was a thing. This is just a way to trick people into thinking it’s less expensive.
Not a driver and not American.
What does that 9/10 mean?
9/10th of a cent. It’s incredibly stupid.
It started out because of tacked on government tax and has persisted because it visually looks a cent cheaper at a glance.
9 pents or 9/10 of a cent.
the pent was retired when inflation made them worthless.
that’s odd, same thing happened to the penny this year…
Fractional cent coins were retired long before gasoline was a thing. This is just a way to trick people into thinking it’s less expensive.