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minus-squarenosuchanon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·9 hours agoThat’s not how percentages work. +75% does not equal 175%.
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoSchools teach percentages at the age of 10… ouch.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-28 hours agoYes, it does. X + (75% × X) = (100% × X) + (75% × X) = (100% + 75%) × X = 175% × X If you started with $100, and ended up with 75% more, how much money would you have ended up with?
That’s not how percentages work.
+75% does not equal 175%.
Schools teach percentages at the age of 10… ouch.
Yes, it does. X + (75% × X) = (100% × X) + (75% × X) = (100% + 75%) × X = 175% × X
If you started with $100, and ended up with 75% more, how much money would you have ended up with?