in reply to Re^3: mutliplying each element of a list by the same number
in thread mutliplying each element of a list by the same number

yeah, but it's not necessarily simple to come up with. Sometimes it's actually more efficient (in terms of time, money, frustration or whatever) to work harder and not smarter.
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