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If I have 200 units of fish, and the next day I have 50% less, then I would indeed have 100 units of fish. Maybe he meant the opposite, "50% more" versus "doub
by Drakim 14y ago
If I have 200 units of fish, and the next day I have 50% less, then I would indeed have 100 units of fish.
Maybe he meant the opposite, "50% more" versus "double"? If I had 50% more the next day, I would have 300 units of fish, not 400.
- Retric 14y agoI think it was a comment about Mathematical Illiteracy. Many people have little idea what X% more / less actually means. http://www.amazon.com/Innumeracy-Mathematical-Illiteracy-Its-Consequences/dp/0809058405 http://www.amazon.com/Innumeracy-Mathematical-Illiteracy-Its...