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"Virtually all fall for the "mark it down by 10%, then mark it up by 10%... same price!" fallacy." That is a classic GCSE Foundation Maths exam question: and I
by keithpeter 12y ago
"Virtually all fall for the "mark it down by 10%, then mark it up by 10%... same price!" fallacy."
That is a classic GCSE Foundation Maths exam question: and I have to say most of the teenagers I teach can explain why you won't get back to the same price!
I wasn't singling out teachers myself but the OA looks as if it was. There is an honest desire to improve things over the next 10 years in the UK and all main parties agree about the general policy if not the detail so I am slightly optimistic (but teachers have to be)