08-20-2009, 01:41 AM
Quote:I think someone posted a story on the Lounge about a guy who got a quote for internet service at something like 0.33 cents for a certain amount of bandwidth. Then he was charged 0.33 dollars per unit when the bill came. The service provider in that case has made the opposite mistake that you made. They see the value less than one, and assume it is a fraction of the whole, when it is a fraction of the percentage. You saw a number greater than one, and assumed it was already meant to be the pennies. It was in fact the dollars and the problem is to convert to cents.
Yeah I'm pretty sure I posted this a couple years ago when it happened. Here's a link:
Verizon Math.