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Consumers are bad at math

Posted on July 19, 2012 by admin

Here’s an interesting take from the Atlantic about how bad some consumers are at math.

An example: One deal offers 33% extra coffee. A second deal takes 33% off the regular price. What’s the better deal? A lot of people think the two deals may be the same. Wrong. Here’s the story with lots of examples.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged everyday numbers

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