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[-] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Not a driver and not American.

What does that 9/10 mean?

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

9/10th of a cent. It's incredibly stupid.

It started out because of tacked on government tax and has persisted because it visually looks a cent cheaper at a glance.

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

9 pents or 9/10 of a cent.

the pent was retired when inflation made them worthless.

that's odd, same thing happened to the penny this year....

[-] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Fractional cent coins were retired long before gasoline was a thing. This is just a way to trick people into thinking it's less expensive.

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