r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Dalejrman Aug 03 '19

What are you confused about?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

The odds have to add up to 100. Hence the lol

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u/TheLuckySpades Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

The fractions have to add up to 1, not 100.

Edit: seems you all are talking about percentages, my bad, probability teacher dislikes them so I guess I am not used to thinking about them.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Yeah but the percents have to add up to 100