I don't think most people would have understood the problem in it's entirity, yes most
would know that computers don't store numbers accurately, but that is only part of
the problem.
Would they know the number of bits used to store each number? I doubt many
would it is undefined guess work for a start, depends on the computer etc...
I doubt many are walking encyclopedia of IEEE regs either.
Alos I doubt many of them could convert numbers into binary in their heads and know
what the error was.
Sure some people like to sound like they know it all, but more often than not they don't,
I know that from experience.
Part of the key to the problem is the error in storing particular fractions