# gas prices

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices/54547>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 15, 2001, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices/54547 "2001-02-15T03:47:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bilho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c89c15/32.png) [@bilho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bilho)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices/54547/1 "2001-02-15T03:47:46Z")

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Why do the prices for gas always end in .9 cents? How come it’s not even pennies?

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**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices/54547/2 "2001-02-15T04:52:09Z")

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Because [Cecil](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_166.html) says so.

Tuba, cleanup on aisle 6.

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2001, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices/54547/3 "2001-02-15T11:04:57Z")

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Thanks, Montfort. I’m closing this one.

**bilho** , please read the forum descriptions.