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Old Nov 10, 2003, 7:21 am
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dnw
 
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by philco:
Now they have each paid 9000 miles ok? Well, 9000 * 3 = 27000 miles plus the 2000 that the naughty agent kept= 29,000 miles...so where did the remaining 1000 miles go to?</font>
Its a balance sheet problem, isn't it... credits vs debits.

The 9,000 * 3 is a DEBIT i.e. negative
The 2,000 is a CREDIT i.e. positive

so the calculation is bogus and the correct one would be:

-(9,000 * 3) + 2,000 = -25,000

which balances with the cost of the flight.

nice

[This message has been edited by dnw (edited 11-10-2003).]
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