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Why would you write "2400%" unless you were trying to mislead people? It's like saying I traveled 1,609,344 millimeters because it sounds like more distance th
by staticman2 5y ago
Why would you write "2400%" unless you were trying to mislead people?
It's like saying I traveled 1,609,344 millimeters because it sounds like more distance than saying than I traveled 1 mile.
- didgeoridoo 5y agoIs “24x” better for you? The claim was that inflation has outstripped the rise in minimum wage. That claim was incorrect. Minimum wage has approximately doubled the inflation rate. It doesn’t matter how you write it.
- cuteboy19 5y agoCurious, increased by 2400% always felt like 25x to me. For example if we said increased by 50% then no one would think twice about 1.5x
- bart_spoon 5y agoIncrease measured as a percentage is commonplace.
- missedthecue 5y agoI would say "raised by a measly $7" is far more misleading than percentage terms.