Maybe it's kind of complicated to calculte 17.5% in your head, but in Toronto (and all of Ontario, I believe) it's only 15%, which at least for me is easy to calculate. I know that for $10, for exmaple, the final price will be $11.50, because I calculate 15 cents for every dollar and $1.50 for $10. My friend can't seem to grasp that, though, so every single time we go shopping I find myself doing math in my head for her.
You'd think after so much practice I'd be good in Math (Actually, I'm good with technical stuff like that, it's hard stuff like quadratic equations that kills me).
Julie
