ChatterBank2 mins ago
Not Stupid, Just Uneducated.
I was buying an item in the grocers this morning which was marked reduced by 25%. The original price was £2.80.
The lady went to the calculator on her phone to do the maths.
I told her the answer and when she'd checked she said you're right.
Do the schools not teach mental arithmetic any more?
Answers
I had a very good education but I will freely admit my mental arithmetic is dire. I just do not use it very much. When I worked in a pub (before the days of smart tills) it was no problem, but now it is rusty. The calculations I need to do these days I can do and I can easily write an excel formula for repeat calculations when figures may change and can do some quite complicated IHT grossing up calcs, for which I can also write a formula
In your example, I'd not be so quick, but I'd get there. But I am happy to accept the label of uneducated if that is how you choose to judge me.