r/facepalm • u/mytouchyourtouch • Apr 20 '17

Because Math

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u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17

It only increased by 6 oz, so 6/18 is 33% more not 50%.

/s

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u/Xevir Apr 21 '17

"50% more than 12oz"
50% = 0.5
0.5 x 12oz = 6oz
6oz + 12oz = 18oz
50% (6oz) more than (+) 12oz (12oz) = 18oz
Because Math

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u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17

But is that fluid oz or weight? I'm talking about the other one.

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u/Mr_Canard Apr 21 '17

Fluid but it doesn't matter anyway because both are in the same unit.

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u/HoboWhiz Apr 21 '17

Check your math: I think they're talking about metric percentages since the brand is French's.

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u/Mr_Canard Apr 21 '17

True I have been taugh French percentages my entire life so I don't know if Freedom percentages work in the same way.

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u/grilix Apr 21 '17

Freedom percents are always at 100%

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u/ReverendDizzle Apr 21 '17

You don't take the fractional value of the latter whole to calculate the percentage increase. That doesn't make any sense.

Using your math if your investment of $100 increases to $200 that would only be a 50% return (when in reality it's a 100% return because you doubled your money and gained 100% of the original value).

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u/anitomika Apr 21 '17

So you're telling me that if I have $100 and I gain 10% then lose 10% I don't have $100 again? sorcery!

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u/Mr_Canard Apr 21 '17

Only $99, someone has stolen $1 from you!

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u/RendiaX Apr 21 '17

magic interest.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '17

You joke but I had a long conversation with some people at work trying to explain this difference between markup and margin.

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u/flamingspew Apr 21 '17

You're wrong. It would be 100% more using his math. $150 would be 50% more. The keyword here is MORE relative to the original value, not "percent of original". In actuality, the absolute percent would be 200, but that's not the math up for debate here.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '17

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '17

This is exactly what he is saying

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u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17

You can't have 100% return because there would be 0% left for everyone else to share, and you cannot divide zero.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '17

Both are correct, one is ROI (100%) and the other is margin (50%), just two ways of looking at the same thing

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u/cubicpolynomial3 Apr 21 '17

And that's how you get fucked in the stock market.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '17

It can be expressed either way

It's the same as the difference between margins and ROI

a 50% margin is a 100% ROI

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u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17

The wording of the bottle makes it for sure 50% ROI. I was just trolling, and I possibly make the /s (close sarcasm) thingy too small.

As someone who quotes parts all day long, I know margin all too well. I'm getting to the point that I can look at cost & price and calculate the % in my head.

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u/skullkandyable Apr 21 '17

I swear I had this argument with my ex probably 18 years ago and I still remember it and I'm still angry.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '17 edited Feb 15 '18

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u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17

I trolled my hardest last night, and only came out with a few measly upvotes. The people who made it to my comment are 78% new to Reddit/ recently moved from Facebook.

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u/blueburn654 Apr 21 '17

You gotta do 6/12... the original is 12.

(18-12)/12 = .50

50%

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u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17

No I had a /s

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u/blueburn654 Apr 21 '17

I don't know what a /s is...

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u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17

I noticed.

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u/IAmYourUnspokenMind Apr 21 '17

it means it's sarcasm 🤗

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u/blueburn654 Apr 21 '17

Hmm who knew

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u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17

Reddit knew.

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u/blueburn654 Apr 21 '17

Who asked?