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Kinda. To the degree that the object of increase is also a percentage the statement “increasing X (where x is quantified as a pct) by Y %” could mean that X of
by adolph 2y ago
Kinda. To the degree that the object of increase is also a percentage the statement “increasing X (where x is quantified as a pct) by Y %” could mean that X of 20% is increased to 70% or to 30%. It would be more clear to state “X increases from Y% to Z%.”
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- colecut 2y ago20% to 70% would be quite the fee increase, but I suppose that is a way of thinking of it.
- clipsy 2y agoNo, not kinda. In the example you present, if 20% increased to 70% the appropriate description is either a 250% increase or a 50pp ("percentage point"[0]) increase. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage_point https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage_point
- mtnGoat 2y agoMath doesn’t do “kinda”. If you are paying $100 for something, and then it is $150, that’s is a 50% increase and is an undeniable fact.