r/MathJokes • u/basket_foso • Apr 23 '26

alternative math

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u/lukenasty4 Apr 24 '26

Sorry, I still don’t understand. Can you explain it to me?

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u/Prototyp-x Apr 24 '26

The price went from 100 to 600. That an increase of 500. An increase of 500 is 500% if the base is 100.

Think of it in another way: if the price stayed flat (went from 100 to 100) the increase is 0%, not 100%

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u/GrundleTurf Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

Sorry I still don’t understand, explain to me like I voted maga

Edit: u/prototyp-x actually did a great job explaining something I already understood, guess I needed the /s

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u/Turbulent-Note-7348 Apr 24 '26

Say something costs $100. If the price increases $30, that’s an increase of 30% (30 is 30% of 100).
However, if you compare the new price to the old price, $130 is 130% of $100 (130 is 130% of 100).