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Re:apples and oranges

At 21:37 10/27/98 +0500, you wrote:

...If
the exchange rate is 5 oranges for an apple, the farmer who wants
10 apples has to give

10 apples X 5 oranges = 50 oranges !
...
sarma.

Having absorbed the earnest talk of careful unit handling,
I modify Sarna's equation to:

10 apples x 5 oranges/apple = 50 oranges.

These units will behave themselves if we permit them!

brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK