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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Can we start by switching to metric? Kelvin for temperatures, please.
After that, Americans should figure out basic algebra, and be able to figure out math problems like what 10% of some number is.
My sister tells me of a story where a district manager for a retail chain went looking for a calculator to figure out what 10% of $10 was. How can we get masters degrees from university when you can't figure out a tip in your head?
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I still remember the time when the cash register at a store was broken. My father had to teach the clerk (she looked to be college age at the time) how to calculate sales tax using only a pen and pad of paper. He was stoned for being a sorcerer.
