Yeah, but I think I’ve got proof
7.95 = 5
7.99 = 7.95
8 =/= 10
8 =/= 5
8 =/= 7
However
n = n.99 - 1
Therefore
7.99 = 8
So
8 = 7.99 = 7.95 = 5
It only works for 7 and 8 because those are uncomfortable numbers that we want to be another number, but going from 8 to 10 is too big because we go from one digit to two.
edit: additionally if 6 was 8 it also wouldn’t work, because 6 is a number that feels wrong to mess with. Hence why, when people ballpark amounts, they often guesstimate “about 6 or 7”. This also leads on to reinforce the current gen alpha 67eeen mindworm
8 = 5 feels off.
Yeah, but I think I’ve got proof
7.95 = 5
7.99 = 7.95
8 =/= 10
8 =/= 5
8 =/= 7
However
n = n.99 - 1
Therefore
7.99 = 8
So
8 = 7.99 = 7.95 = 5
It only works for 7 and 8 because those are uncomfortable numbers that we want to be another number, but going from 8 to 10 is too big because we go from one digit to two.
edit: additionally if 6 was 8 it also wouldn’t work, because 6 is a number that feels wrong to mess with. Hence why, when people ballpark amounts, they often guesstimate “about 6 or 7”. This also leads on to reinforce the current gen alpha 67eeen mindworm
I would guess this is because of subitizing. Around 7 is the maximum number for many people.