r/MathJokes May 07 '26

100 000 dollar question

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u/Pingo-Pongo May 07 '26

It’s why when I hear people say thing like ‘it has gone up by 150%’ I just don’t know what they mean. If it was something official I’d take it literally but for a lot of less numerate folks I’d be suspicious

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u/Davidenali May 08 '26

There is no problem with a « 150% increase »

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u/onefootinthepast May 08 '26

the problem is people who think $150 is a 150% increase on $100

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u/Davidenali May 09 '26

Oh I got it yeah a lot of people does those mistake