>From: Spike Jones <spike66@ibm.net>
>Reply-To: extropians@extropy.org
>To: extropians@extropy.org
>Subject: innumeracy
>Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 22:27:24 -0700
>
>I was shopping today and the parking spaces next to the
>store had a big sign that said "15 minutes only, between
>8 a.m. and 9 p.m."
>
>That didnt sound right to me so I multiplied it out and
>found the sign was indeed in error. There are in fact
>780 minutes between 8am and 9pm. Such an appalling
>example of innumeracy caused me to take my trade
>elsewhere, for I did not feel I could trust them to make
>the right change.
>
>Im going to go back next week, however, for they are
>to have a 20% off sale. No telling what prices they may
>derive, with those math skills. spike
>
It means that between the hours of 8 am and 9 pm, you can park there a
maximum of 15 minutes; it also implies that between the hours of 9 pm and 8
am, there is no time limit.
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