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The practice of tacking 9/10 of a cent on the end of a gas price goes back to when gas cost only pennies per gallon and was a tax imposed by state and federal governments. Gas stations added the fraction of a cent on the end of the price instead of rounding up the price.
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Why is there 3 digits after the decimal for a gallon of gas?
Price of a gallon is $2.009. the third digit after the decimal is for 9/10 of a gallon. You are not paying for a gallon of gas. You are paying for 9/10 a gallon of gas. Sometimes you will see 9/10 after the cost of gas.
How can you make 9s to equal 10?
9 + (9/9) = 10(99/9) - (9/9) = 10
What is 3.90 x 10-9 as nm?
3.90*10-9 nanometres is exactly 3.90*10-9 nanometres.3.90*10-9 nanometres is exactly 3.90*10-9 nanometres.3.90*10-9 nanometres is exactly 3.90*10-9 nanometres.3.90*10-9 nanometres is exactly 3.90*10-9 nanometres.
What is 9 puls 10?
Nineteen = 9 plus 10 = 9 + 10
What is the quotient of 7 over 9 divided by 9 over 10?
(7/9) / (9/10) = (7/9) * (9/10) = 7/10 = 0.7
Why is there 3 digits after the decimal for a gallon of gas?
Price of a gallon is $2.009. the third digit after the decimal is for 9/10 of a gallon. You are not paying for a gallon of gas. You are paying for 9/10 a gallon of gas. Sometimes you will see 9/10 after the cost of gas.
Why do gas prices end with a fraction?
Lets say the gas price is 5.00 9/10. The 9/10 indicates the 9/10th of a penny. This means that for every ten gallons, you need to pay 9 cents more. If your car can fill up 30 gallons, then the actual price will be $150.27. By doing this to many cars around gas stations everywhere, it's easy to make slightly more money.
Whats the mpg for a 1994 Ford F-350 gas?
12-13 mpg highway 9-10 city
Why is the price of gas to sold to nine tenths of a penny?
just so they can measure it more accurately When I was little, I remember my parents acknowledging that the 9/10 cent was a marketing ploy to make it sound cheaper. Not every gas station used the 9/10. But everyone looked at the whole numbers and not the fractions. So someone who sold their gas for 9.9 cents could gain market share over a station selling at 10 cents.
What is 9 over 10 divided by 10 over 9?
9/10 divided by 10/9 equals 9/10 x 9/10 equals 81 /100
How can you make 9s to equal 10?
9 + (9/9) = 10(99/9) - (9/9) = 10
What is 9 over 9 divided by 10?
9/9 ÷ 10 = 1/10
How do you get three different ways to get 10 only using the number 9?
9 + (9/9) = 10 (99/9) - (9/9) = 10 [ (9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9) / 9 ] + (9/9) = 10
9 plus 9 plus 10 plus 10?
9 + 9 + 10 + 10 = 38
10 example of solid liquid and gas?
10 examples of gas
Explain how 9 times 10 help you find 9 times 11?
9*11 = 9*(10 + 1) = 9*10 + 9*1 = 9*10 + 9.
What is 3.90 x 10-9 as nm?
3.90*10-9 nanometres is exactly 3.90*10-9 nanometres.3.90*10-9 nanometres is exactly 3.90*10-9 nanometres.3.90*10-9 nanometres is exactly 3.90*10-9 nanometres.3.90*10-9 nanometres is exactly 3.90*10-9 nanometres.
