On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Geoffrey Spear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 1:42 AM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Wooble wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 4:28 AM, Ed Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>  Wooble         Thu 17 Apr 13:02:48       114
>>>
>>>>   48.48/ 53.6   4 crops
>>>
>>> I withdraw two 4 crops for 107.2 pens, leaving me with 6.8 pens.
>>
>> This actually costs you 108 pens, and my withdrawal of April 17
>> cost me 118 pens.
>
> The contract says this is rounded down, so this actually cost me 107
> pens, leaving me with 7.
>
> (Murphy's pen holdings after April 17 have since self-ratified at the
> incorrect value).

You're rounding the wrong value.  For 107 pens you get 1.996 4-crops,
which is rounded down to 1.  To get 2, you have to spend 108 pens.

-root

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