If you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world where people can’t do math, well, we’re living in it!

What a time to be alive!

Actually, never mind…this is depressing…

Check out what a cashier had to say about a couple of customers who might want to consider enrolling in a basic math class.

Let’s take a look!

Customers can’t understand a subtotal, so I had to break it down to them like they were 5 year olds.

“Customer buys about 10 things. 3 of the items were 6.99–2 with tax and 1 without tax.

6.99 x 2 = 13.98

Oh, boy, this was gonna be interesting…

Customer’s daughter comes back in to tell me that I overcharged them. So I asked to see the receipt knowing I did not. I asked her where was the mistake and she said that I charged her 13.98 and they got nothing for that price.

Me: You got 2 things for 6.99 so that’s the subtotal of the 2 items.

Daughter: Yeah but then you charged us 6.99 again. We only got 2 things you’re saying.

Me: Yes you did, you got that other thing and that has not tax. That’s why it’s separate.

Daughter: Could you do the sale again? It’s not right.

If you say so!

So I do it again, as I’m able to void out sales, and it came out correctly. She begins to shake her head and her mother comes in and pulls out the calculator on her phone and they start going at it again.

Mother and daughter: YOU SEE?!?! You over charged us. We got nothing for 13.98!!!!!!

Wow…

I began to explain it and point at their things and show them which ones were 6.99 and they still could not understand that 6.99 twice equals 13.98…

So then the daughter gets loud and says, “Well, you don’t have to give us an attitude!”

And I said, “Well, I shouldn’t have to explain things with apples and bananas so that you could figure out that 6.99 x 2 equals 13.98. 1 banana plus 1 banana equals 2 bananas.”

In disgust, they look at me and tell me that it was wrong.

The amount they got on their calculator was not equalling the amount on the receipt because they forgot about taxes.

I just don’t know how these morons get through life.”

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Boy, was this embarrassing!

I mean, I’m not good at math either…

But that’s why I keep my mouth shut!

It’s amazing that some people can function in this world…