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To: SeekAndFind

The 569% worse figure should be 469%. This is a common error by the innumerate.

Example: If your house is twice as expensive as mine, it is 100% more expensive.
If it is 5 times as expensive, it is 400% more expensive.


10 posted on 07/28/2020 10:50:21 AM PDT by The people have spoken (Proud member of Hillary's basket of deplorables)
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To: The people have spoken

I always wondered about that!

‘Guess I’m innumerate...

:(


11 posted on 07/28/2020 11:45:55 AM PDT by Does so (Neo-Venezuelans = Democrats = Rioters = Looters)
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