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Default Simple foods with local cost factors

Thomas wrote:

> On Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 7:39:08 PM UTC-4, Wild Bill Wharton
> wrote:
> > On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 18:29:41 -0500, cshenk wrote:
> >
> > > The butter is generally sale priced to 2lbs/4$, so 25cents a stick
> > > and we will call it 15cents worth.

> >
> > Don't quit your day job to take up math and cooking.
> >
> > > .40+1.50+.20+.20+.15=2.45 for the meal or 82 cents split by 3 of
> > > us.

> >
> > ... or mastery of the English language.

>
> What is wrong with his math? Should he have said 0.8166666666666666?


Snicker, some want the last dynopter added.

I averaged it out and this was simple stuff made by my kid, using a jar
and a little addition to make it better.

Gasp, I added the missing comma above.