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“X times less” is is not X times Y, it is Y divided by X. That “less” in the statement turned multiplication into division.
by Tagbert 4y ago
“X times less” is is not X times Y, it is Y divided by X. That “less” in the statement turned multiplication into division.
- bee_rider 4y agoIn the very least, it is too close to the more familiar phrasing "x% less," which unambiguously means (100 - x)%.