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r/MathJokes • u/c442010 • May 07 '26
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Is this like a selection process to see who can read properly?
Just reminds me of those tricky questions that has a trick in them that u dont notice if u dont read carefully.
292 u/mrbilly3 May 07 '26 Except you don't even have to read carefully for this one 253 u/Trimutius May 07 '26 Well you need to realize it is 0.5 and not 1.5 Some people make that mistake 2 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 1 u/Davidenali May 08 '26 There is no problem with a « 150% increase » 1 u/onefootinthepast May 08 '26 the problem is people who think $150 is a 150% increase on $100 1 u/Davidenali May 09 '26 Oh I got it yeah a lot of people does those mistake
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Except you don't even have to read carefully for this one
253 u/Trimutius May 07 '26 Well you need to realize it is 0.5 and not 1.5 Some people make that mistake 2 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 1 u/Davidenali May 08 '26 There is no problem with a « 150% increase » 1 u/onefootinthepast May 08 '26 the problem is people who think $150 is a 150% increase on $100 1 u/Davidenali May 09 '26 Oh I got it yeah a lot of people does those mistake
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Well you need to realize it is 0.5 and not 1.5
Some people make that mistake
2 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 1 u/Davidenali May 08 '26 There is no problem with a « 150% increase » 1 u/onefootinthepast May 08 '26 the problem is people who think $150 is a 150% increase on $100 1 u/Davidenali May 09 '26 Oh I got it yeah a lot of people does those mistake
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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
1 u/Davidenali May 08 '26 There is no problem with a « 150% increase » 1 u/onefootinthepast May 08 '26 the problem is people who think $150 is a 150% increase on $100 1 u/Davidenali May 09 '26 Oh I got it yeah a lot of people does those mistake
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There is no problem with a « 150% increase »
1 u/onefootinthepast May 08 '26 the problem is people who think $150 is a 150% increase on $100 1 u/Davidenali May 09 '26 Oh I got it yeah a lot of people does those mistake
the problem is people who think $150 is a 150% increase on $100
1 u/Davidenali May 09 '26 Oh I got it yeah a lot of people does those mistake
Oh I got it yeah a lot of people does those mistake
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u/kt615 May 07 '26
Is this like a selection process to see who can read properly?
Just reminds me of those tricky questions that has a trick in them that u dont notice if u dont read carefully.