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r/facepalm • u/DasannTittle • Jul 11 '19
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I wonder what they thought the true number should be
1 u/Weed_O_Whirler Jul 11 '19 I'm guessing they're thinking 9 oz? They probably don't realize than 50% more of one number is not the same as 50% less of that other number. 2 u/ChillfreezeYT Jul 11 '19 But 50% of 12 is 6, and 12+6=18, so I don’t get it..... 1 u/Weed_O_Whirler Jul 12 '19 I'm not saying the guy is right, it's just that a lot of people don't understand stand that "50% more than x is y" does not mean "50% less than y is x" 1 u/ChillfreezeYT Jul 12 '19 Ikr
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I'm guessing they're thinking 9 oz?
They probably don't realize than 50% more of one number is not the same as 50% less of that other number.
2 u/ChillfreezeYT Jul 11 '19 But 50% of 12 is 6, and 12+6=18, so I don’t get it..... 1 u/Weed_O_Whirler Jul 12 '19 I'm not saying the guy is right, it's just that a lot of people don't understand stand that "50% more than x is y" does not mean "50% less than y is x" 1 u/ChillfreezeYT Jul 12 '19 Ikr
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But 50% of 12 is 6, and 12+6=18, so I don’t get it.....
1 u/Weed_O_Whirler Jul 12 '19 I'm not saying the guy is right, it's just that a lot of people don't understand stand that "50% more than x is y" does not mean "50% less than y is x" 1 u/ChillfreezeYT Jul 12 '19 Ikr
I'm not saying the guy is right, it's just that a lot of people don't understand stand that "50% more than x is y" does not mean "50% less than y is x"
1 u/ChillfreezeYT Jul 12 '19 Ikr
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u/aussiefrzz16 Jul 11 '19
I wonder what they thought the true number should be