Math is Hard
/Yesterday, FTVLive told you that Memphis’ WHBQ did an “investigation” comparing prices in the grocery store, to what 8-year-old Kevin McCallister paid for them in the movie “Home Alone.”
The station included this graphic in its story.
An eagle-eyed FTVLive reader sent along this email:
Hello – First, I’ve been visiting your website for several months now and really enjoy your content. I was reading your story about “Hard Hitting Journalism” from today’s posts. Maybe it’s me, or perhaps math is not my strong suit, but in the graphic, there seems to be a calculation error.
HALF GALLON OF MILK (2%) - $2.19 + $2.19 + $1.97 = $6.36. $6.35/3 = $2.12 (AVERAGE), not $2.32.
If it hadn’t been the very first one, I probably wouldn’t have noticed. But the very first one?!?
Sometimes it’s the little things that give you credibility…