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10^6 is 1e6. 99^6 is 941480149401 or 9.41e11. As a result, the author's suggestion that "Buy n Large stores continued the classic $9.99 pricing trick even aft
by jimbo1qaz 8y ago
10^6 is 1e6.
99^6 is 941480149401 or 9.41e11. As a result, the author's suggestion that "Buy n Large stores continued the classic $9.99 pricing trick even after adding six zeroes to the end of everything." is mathematically invalid.
I think the original movie designers screwed up, and meant 99e6 or 9.9e6.
- WorldMaker 8y agoOr it's another sign of BNL understanding that folks don't math well and would just ignore the e6 altogether, just paying attention to the 10 or the 99. That little six there is just for those nerdy accountants that care, so its smaller, and the accountants wanted an 'e' there, but why bother wasting ink on 'e's if all of them are an 'e'?