Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me

On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 07:39:04AM -0600, Kent West wrote:
Michael Pobega wrote:
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 08:52:27AM +0100, Joe Hart wrote:

Please don't start talking about gas prices. It makes me think about
how much we get ripped off at the pumps. Current price is 1.40 Euro per
liter. Do the math: 1.3 Euro = 1 Dollar. 3.8 liter = 1 US Gallon.


That's pretty cheap. I live in New York and gasoline up here is $2.30
or so per gallon.


You missed the math. Joe's price of $1 is per _liter_, not gallon. He's
paying almost $4 per gallon, while you're paying $2.30. I have a hard
time calling that "cheap".

Now, how would one do this calculation in OO.o Calc? Or Gnumeric? Or
maybe some other Debian math-y proggie? Maybe, how would one draw a
graph comparing the two prices?


Ah, right. I'm not used to using the metric system, so I usually
assume that everything is in American measurements.

$4 per gallon though? That's amazing. I can't believe anyone can be
allowed to change that much for gas, it's highway robbery


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