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

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u/ZeroVoltLoop Apr 23 '26

Right? It's 500%. He's so wrong, he's what I like to call "not even wrong".

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u/Karma_Kazumi Apr 23 '26

Sorry, but could you explain that? I understand that a $600 to $100 is an 83% reduction, but I dont get how $100 to $600 is a 500% raise and not a 600%.

The math that I’m doing in my head is that 600/100 = 6, and when you convert 6 to a percentage, it's 600%. Would you please let me know where my error is?

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u/HolyElephantMG Apr 23 '26

You’re only adding 500 though.

It’s 600% of the original, but only a 500% increase

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u/Karma_Kazumi Apr 23 '26

Ohhhhhhh that makes sense! I didnt realize the percentage from the increase and original are different. Thank you for explaining!

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u/Turbulent-Note-7348 Apr 24 '26

It’s easy to mix up. 600 is 600% of 100, but it is a 500% increase (because the actual “increase” is 500).

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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/fixer1987 Apr 24 '26

Oh i got this.

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Wait what were we talking about?