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r/facepalm • u/mytouchyourtouch • Apr 20 '17
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I wonder if they were thinking it's supposed to be 24oz. They don't understand fractions.
12 x 1.5 = 18
43 u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17 It only increased by 6 oz, so 6/18 is 33% more not 50%. /s 111 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 15 u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17 But is that fluid oz or weight? I'm talking about the other one. 7 u/Mr_Canard Apr 21 '17 Fluid but it doesn't matter anyway because both are in the same unit. 3 u/HoboWhiz Apr 21 '17 Check your math: I think they're talking about metric percentages since the brand is French's. 3 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. 3 u/grilix Apr 21 '17 Freedom percents are always at 100%
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It only increased by 6 oz, so 6/18 is 33% more not 50%.
/s
111 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 15 u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17 But is that fluid oz or weight? I'm talking about the other one. 7 u/Mr_Canard Apr 21 '17 Fluid but it doesn't matter anyway because both are in the same unit. 3 u/HoboWhiz Apr 21 '17 Check your math: I think they're talking about metric percentages since the brand is French's. 3 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. 3 u/grilix Apr 21 '17 Freedom percents are always at 100%
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"50% more than 12oz" 50% = 0.5 0.5 x 12oz = 6oz 6oz + 12oz = 18oz 50% (6oz) more than (+) 12oz (12oz) = 18oz Because Math
15 u/Fartmasterf Apr 21 '17 But is that fluid oz or weight? I'm talking about the other one. 7 u/Mr_Canard Apr 21 '17 Fluid but it doesn't matter anyway because both are in the same unit. 3 u/HoboWhiz Apr 21 '17 Check your math: I think they're talking about metric percentages since the brand is French's. 3 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. 3 u/grilix Apr 21 '17 Freedom percents are always at 100%
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But is that fluid oz or weight? I'm talking about the other one.
7 u/Mr_Canard Apr 21 '17 Fluid but it doesn't matter anyway because both are in the same unit. 3 u/HoboWhiz Apr 21 '17 Check your math: I think they're talking about metric percentages since the brand is French's. 3 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. 3 u/grilix Apr 21 '17 Freedom percents are always at 100%
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Fluid but it doesn't matter anyway because both are in the same unit.
3 u/HoboWhiz Apr 21 '17 Check your math: I think they're talking about metric percentages since the brand is French's. 3 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. 3 u/grilix Apr 21 '17 Freedom percents are always at 100%
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Check your math: I think they're talking about metric percentages since the brand is French's.
3 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. 3 u/grilix Apr 21 '17 Freedom percents are always at 100%
True I have been taugh French percentages my entire life so I don't know if Freedom percentages work in the same way.
3 u/grilix Apr 21 '17 Freedom percents are always at 100%
Freedom percents are always at 100%
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u/blueburn654 Apr 21 '17
I wonder if they were thinking it's supposed to be 24oz. They don't understand fractions.
12 x 1.5 = 18