• ExtantHuman@lemm.ee
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          3 days ago

          And these signs could have used ounces instead. But they didn’t. We had other units available. The units weren’t the issue

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      4 days ago

      well they do, but since it’s metric it’s always 1/10 1/100 … and they have their own name so no math needed

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        4 days ago

        Fractions still work the same way. The thing is Americans would think the 1/100 is bigger than 1/2, because 100>2. Doesn’t matter what unit you start with

        Edit: I see what you’re saying with the names. But do you think the average american knows that a quarter pounder is less than a third pounder?