Verizon Can't Do Math

[LouSiffer]

I think I have put a finger why everyone is confused on this.

Everyone is saying that $.002 and .002 *OF* a penny is the same. I disagree 110%. They are different.

Their logic is that .5 dollars and .5 *OF* a dollar are the same. It is $.50 ( fifty cents ). Everyone is correct in this. WHAT?!?! I have flipped my lid haven't I? Nope. Lets look at whole numbers on the LEFT side of the decimal point. I will use letters A-D for placment:

DCBA.0000

A= 1's spot
B= 10's spot
C= 100's spot
D= 1000's spot

Now, lets look at the numbers to the RIGHT of the decimal point, again using letters A-D for placement:

.ABCD

A= 10's spot
B= 100's spot
C= 1000's spot
D= 10,000's spot


Did you notice something? There is no 1's spot to the RIGHT of the decimal point.

This is what causes the mathmatical anomally that says .002 cents and .002 *of* a cent is not the same ,but, .5 dollars and .5 *OF* a dollar are the same.-Lou

[Kii]

Just shut up and read my post.

[RacerX]

[HoWheels]

Everyone is saying that $.002 and .002 *OF* a penny is the same. I disagree 110%. They are different.

No. Actually nobody is saying this.
I think that you are either not reading what anyone has to say, or you are just trolling.

-a

[Carbuff]

I think the problem is that Lou is saying that 2 cents and .02 cents means the same thing. Not in my book they dont. In my book 2 cents is .02 dollars or $.02. I have, however, seen people post the term "my 2 cents" as " my .02 cents" on message boards. I dont think that's right though.

[ApeDosMil]

End this thread, this is getting no where.

[Sinistas]

Since when does a fraction of a cent and a fraction of a dollar equal the same thing? The state of schools in the US are in a worse downturn than I thought.

[LouSiffer]

Since when does a fraction of a cent and a fraction of a dollar equal the same thing? The state of schools in the US are in a worse downturn than I thought.

Dude, its basic math. I know this is a stretch for many, but, one last time:

The rate is advertised as $.002 per KB.

Mulitply $1.00 by .002.

What do you get? You get $.002. Now tell me your calculator is a liar.

If it was advertised as $.02 per KB, and you multipled $1.00 by .02, you get $.02.

Any number times "1" is always the same number and never changes. BASIC FREAKING MATH.

Here is another little secret....ANY NUMBER TIMES "0" IS ALWAYS "0".....WOW!!!!-Lou

[toejam]

[monk]

When you are saying .002 cents, it takes five quantities of .002 to equal 1 whole cent. .002X5= .01. Let's take that penny and convert it to a whole number: 1. We can convert the penny to a whole number , since, it is in fact the object we are trying to dissect.

If you take $.002 and multiply with 5 you get $.01 which is 1 penny.

What you say next is that $.002 cents times 5 equals 1 cent.

That makes absolutely no sense. You are mixing fractions of the same dimension (money) together and ends up with some fraction of money^2.

You have $.002 cents = (1 cent = $10^-2) = $.002 * $10^-2 = ($^2) (.00002) or (100^2 cents^2) (0.00002) = 0.2 cents^2 which is not the same as 0.2 cents.

So, $.002 cents x 5 equals 1 cent^2 and not 1 cent.

Why do you hate the decimal system?

[Kii]

Ugh, can someone please lock this thread? It's pretty obvious that Lou is just being a troll in this topic.

[SouthPlatteDemon]

:ROTF:

[audiophile]

The rate is advertised as $.002 per KB.

What you have there is what it actually is supposed to be , but it is not what they are verbally quoting on the phone...
that is .002 dollars per KB ...

their 'verbal' quote of .002 cents per KB is not the same thing...

Haha, now about that plane...

[audiophile]

Ugh, can someone please lock this thread? It's pretty obvious that Lou is just being a troll in this topic.

dam google is the shit. What can you not do in google these days

[straycat]

Ron the Vietnamese spelled it "BuCu" slang for large.Comes from the French word beaucoup meaning "very many".