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30 * 3 is 90... 30 / 3 is 10.

• sokoloff 7y ago
  Unambiguously true math. If 30 “increases by three times”, does it become 90 or 120? If 90, what happens if 30 “increases by 1 times”? Does it stay 30 or become 60? If 60, then what does 30 “increases by 2 times mean?” Also 60?
  • inimino 7y ago
    These things are contextual. "x increases three times" means 3x to most people. This is different from "increases by 300%" which usually means 4x. The article says "by a factor of up to three" in the first sentence but that is too wordy for a headline. > what happens if 30 “increases by 1 times”? Nobody would ever say this. We would say it doubled or stayed the same, or "increased by 100%" perhaps, but never "increased by 1 time". > 30 “increases by 2 times mean?” Nobody would ever say this either.
  • stonemasonn 7y ago
    This is all rather basic math.
  • pvinis 7y ago
    That's why I prefer to say "it increased from 30 to 120" and let the reader calculate if they want to. At least the right info is there. :)
  • deaps 7y ago
    This reminds me of the wording in my son's homework two days ago. So much interpretation involved. I wish they would choose the wording of their questions more closely in those math homeworks (and also in articles). For reference, his homework question was something along the lines of: If the auditorium currently has five rows of ten chars in place, and they need three times more chairs, how many more rows of ten chairs do they need?