Verizon Dollars and Cents

Let’s talk dollars and cents.

Literally.

It seems Verizon employees don’t understand the difference between dollars and cents. When George was quoted a rate of “.002 CENTS per KB” he was actually charged “.002 DOLLARS per KB”. For those of you who may be unsure, .002 dollars is 100 times more than .002 cents (because there are 100 cents in a dollar). George, very patiently, called and tried to explain the problem. This is what happened ....



Anybody here not a mathematician? Ok, here’s the math:

35,893 KB
x .002cents
71.786cents

35,893 KB
x .002dollars
71.786dollars

71.786 cents = $0.71786 or $0.72
71.786 dollars = $71.786 or $71.79

Dear Verizon,

There’s a rather large difference between $0.72 and $71.79!

Please feel free to visit George at http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/