Monday, May 08, 2006  Why Is Gas Priced In Tenths, Ex.
$2.9990/gallon.  I just randomly wondered, why is gas priced in
tenths? For example, regular is $2.9990. Apparently this is
quite a mystery! One possible explanation is that gas used to
cost a few pennies. This caused gas stations to really hesitate
moving up to the next cent. Read more here. Another has to do
with being unable to get a perfect gallon measurement, thus the
difference. Check out this article, it's amazingly detailed.
I'll admit I didn't read the whole was just too much info. Cliff
notes please. Another reason could be that it just looks
cheaper...marketting. Whatever the reason, it's kind of odd. If
they rounded down, I would like to buy $0.0049 worth of gas
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