On 11/27/05, at 12:05 PM, Neil lists at mac.com said: >on 11/27/05 12:00 PM, T.L. Miller wrote: > >> I >> am constantly surprised how people don't understand decimals > >I'm not too surprised that the uneducated people behind the deli counter >don't understand decimals, but I am surprised that some of the more educated >people here don't realize that a percentage is a ratio and not a number. I wasn't talking about a deli counter, I was talking about ads place by a large supermarket chain in major Florida newspapers. I've seen examples on local TV news where they were showing .20¢ when they meant 20 cents. Tom Miller .................................................. "The only time we see the middle of the road is as we run from side to side." R.O.Clark ...................................................