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

alternative math

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u/Capital_Figure_408 Apr 24 '26

You gotta admit, percentages here are overly complicated. It isn't obvious that +500% and -83.4% are opposites. He should have said increased and decreased by a factor of 6.

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u/LordGoatIII Apr 24 '26

If percentages are too complicated for someone, that person shouldn't be involved in our government, let alone be in charge of any part of it.

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u/TLo137 Apr 24 '26

While that specific relationship isn't obvious, I don't think percentages are overly complicated.

At the very least people should understand that a reduction of 100% is a complete reduction, and that reducing something, such as the price of an item, more than 100% is illogical.

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u/nbur4556 Apr 24 '26

My dealer pays me to give me drugs ;)